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Maternal factor V Leiden mutation is associated with HELLP syndrome in Caucasian women.
Acta obstetricia et gynecologica Scandinavica - 1 Jan 2008
Muetze Sabine, Leeners Brigitte, Ortlepp Jan R, Kuse Sabine, Tag Carmen G, Weiskirchen Ralf, Gressner Axel M, Rudnik-Schoeneborn Sabine, Zerres Klaus, Rath Werner
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OBJECTIVE: There is growing evidence that hypertensive pregnancy complications and other adverse pregnancy outcomes are associated with the presence of inherited or acquired thrombophilias. As hemolysis, elevated liver enzymes, low platelets (HELLP) syndrome is one of the most severe forms of pre-eclampsia we aimed to assess the prevalence of the factor V Leiden, the prothrombin 20210G >A mutation and the...
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