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Factor V Leiden is not commonly associated with idiopathic portal vein thrombosis in southern India.
Indian journal of gastroenterology : official journal of the Indian Society of Gastroenterology - 1 Jan 2000
Koshy Abraham, Jeyakumari Mary
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BACKGROUND: Factor V Leiden has been reported in 2%-30% of patients with portal vein thrombosis. This wide variation makes it difficult to assess the importance of factor V Leiden as a predisposing factor. METHODS: Factor V Leiden was determined by restriction fragment length polymorphism in 112 patients with portal vein thrombosis, 104 with deep vein thrombosis and 98 control subjects. RESULTS: Only 3/112 (3%)...
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