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Genetic variations and their influence on risk and treatment of venous thrombosis.
Pharmacogenomics - 1 Apr 2008
Leitner Judith Maria, Mannhalter Christine, Jilma Bernd
Abstract excerpt
Venous thrombosis (VT) is a highly prevalent disease. Risk factors can be genetic or acquired. The well-established genetic polymorphisms predisposing to thrombophilic disorders can be divided into rare 'loss-of-function mutations' in anticoagulant proteins and common 'gain-of-function mutations' in procoagulant proteins, which are weaker risk factors. In addition to functional polymorphisms, defects in common...
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