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Prevalence of thrombotic risk factors among beta-thalassemia patients from Western Iran.
Journal of thrombosis and thrombolysis - 1 Dec 2008
Rahimi Zohreh, Ghaderi Mandana, Nagel Ronald L, Muniz Adriana
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: There is evidence for increased risk of thrombosis in patients with beta-thalassemia intermedia and beta-thalassemia major. The present study investigated the prevalence of thromboembolic risk factors of prothrombin G20210A, factor V Leiden G1691A and methylentetrahydrofolate reductase (MTHFR) C677T, as well as the hematological and clinical profiles in beta-thalassemia major and intermedia patients...
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