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Frequency of factor V Leiden mutation in Egyptian cases with myocardial infarction.
Hematology (Amsterdam, Netherlands) - 1 Jun 2008
Settin Ahmad, Dowaidar Moataz, El-Baz Rizk, Abd-Al-Samad Ayman, El-Sayed Ibrahim, Nasr Mahmoud
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Acute myocardial infarction (MI) is death or necrosis of myocardial cells due to lack of blood supply. One of the causes may be thrombosis resulting from inherited resistance to activated protein C caused by the factor V Leiden (FVL) mutation. OBJECTIVES: To check for the presence of FVL mutation among Egyptian cases with MI compared to normal population controls. SUBJECTS AND METHODS: This study is a...
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