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Prevalence of factor V Leiden and prothrombin G20210A mutations in Chinese patients with deep venous thrombosis and pulmonary embolism.
Clinical and laboratory haematology - 1 Apr 2006
Jun Z J, Ping T, Lei Y, Li L, Ming S Y, Jing W
Abstract excerpt
Venous thromboembolism (VTE) is a common vascular disease that results in two major clinical manifestations: deep venous thrombosis (DVT) and pulmonary embolism (PE). Several genetic risk factors, especially factor V Leiden and prothrombin G20210A mutations have been reported to be related to VTE in Caucasians, but the relationship remains controversial in other populations. Thus, the objective of the present...
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