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Thrombophilic mutations and risk of retinal vein occlusion.
Arquivos brasileiros de oftalmologia - 1 Jan 2000
Biancardi Ana Luiza, Gadelha Telma, Borges Wander Inturias Sergillo, Vieira de Moraes Haroldo, Spector Nelson
Abstract excerpt
PURPOSE: The association of retinal vein occlusion and hereditary thrombophilia abnormalities is not established, with controversial results in the literature. This study investigates the association between retinal vein occlusion and three thrombophilic mutations: factor V 1691A (factor V Leiden), prothrombin 20210A (PT 20210A) and homozygous methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase 677T (MTHFR 677TT). METHODS: 55...
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