Unraveling the thrombophilia paradox: from hypercoagulability to the prothrombotic state.

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The thrombophilia paradox whereby thrombophilia testing identifies defects associated with an increased risk of a first venous thrombosis but not of a particularly high risk of recurrence is likely the result of limitations imposed by a limited dichotomous testing strategy compounded by test inaccuracy and imprecision. Consequently, the observed intermediate phenotype (defined by limited laboratory test results)...

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