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The clinical impact of MTHFR polymorphism on the vascular complications of sickle cell disease.
Brazilian journal of medical and biological research = Revista brasileira de pesquisas medicas e biologicas - 1 Oct 2006
Moreira Neto F, Lourenço D M, Noguti M A E, Morelli V M, Gil I C P, Beltrão A C S, Figueiredo M S
Abstract excerpt
Sickle cell disease (SCD) is one of the most common inherited diseases in the world and the patients present notorious clinical heterogeneity. It is known that patients with SCD present activation of the blood coagulation and fibrinolytic systems, especially during vaso-occlusive crises, but also during the steady state of the disease. We determined if the presence of the factor V gene G1691A mutation (factor V...
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