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Different outcome of six homozygotes for prothrombin A20210A gene variant.
Journal of translational medicine - 15 Jul 2008
Di Micco Pierpaolo, Di Fiore Rosanna, Niglio Alferio, Quaranta Sandro, Angiolillo Antonella, Cardillo Giuseppe, Castaldo Giuseppe
Abstract excerpt
Prothrombin G20210A gene variant (FII G20210A) is a risk factor for venous thrombotic disease while conflicting results have been reported for the risk of arterial thrombotic events. However, vascular episodes were absent in up to 40% of the 67 homozygotes for the G20210A described so far, which indicates that the clinical expression depends on additional risk/trigger factors. We describe six homozygotes for the...
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