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Hypercoagulable state in idiopathic ulcerative colitis: role of hyperhomocysteinemia and hyperfibrinogenemia.
Indian journal of gastroenterology : official journal of the Indian Society of Gastroenterology - 1 Jan 2000
Banait Vaibhav S, Sandeep M S, Shetty Shrimati, Bapat Mukta R, Rathi Pravin M, Ghosh Kanjaksha, Mohanty Dipika, Abraham Philip
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BACKGROUND: Previous reports on hypercoagulable factors in inflammatory bowel diseases involve heterogeneous populations and patients on various medications. AIMS: To determine the frequency of thrombotic complications in ulcerative colitis (UC); to evaluate for hyperhomocysteinemia and its relationship to vitamin B12 and folate levels and methylene tetrahydrofolate reductase (MTHFR) mutation; and to evaluate for...
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