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Reduced incidence of ischemic stroke in patients with severe factor XI deficiency.
Blood - 15 Apr 2008
Salomon Ophira, Steinberg David M, Koren-Morag Nira, Tanne David, Seligsohn Uri
Abstract excerpt
Inherited disorders of hemostasis are natural models for investigating mechanisms of thrombosis and development of antithrombotic therapy. Because mice with total factor XI deficiency are protected against ischemic stroke and do not manifest excessive bleeding, we investigated the incidence of ischemic stroke in patients with severe inherited factor XI deficiency. Incidence of ischemic stroke in 115 patients aged...
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