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Factor V Leiden and apolipoprotein E genotypes in severe femoropopliteal atherosclerosis with restenosis.
Clinica chimica acta; international journal of clinical chemistry - 1 Feb 2007
Vallus Gábor, Dlustus Béla, Acsády György, Papp Zoltán, Skopál Judit, Nagy Zoltán, Prohászka Zoltán, Romics László, Karádi István, Nagy Bálint
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BACKGROUND: The role of factor V (Leiden) mutation, thrombophilia, and apolipoprotein E (apoE) alleles in the pathogenesis of accelerated atherosclerosis and restenosis was studied in patients requiring reoperation within five years after femoropopliteal angioplasty with artificial grafts. METHODS: One hundred ninety-eight consecutive patients with femoropopliteal atherosclerotic disease, reoperated for...
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