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Recurrent deep vein thrombosis and pulmonary embolism in a young man with Klinefelter's syndrome and heterozygous mutation of MTHFR-677C>T and 1298A>C.
Blood coagulation & fibrinolysis : an international journal in haemostasis and thrombosis - 1 Jun 2010
Angel Joel R, Parker Stacey, Sells Ryan E, Atallah Ehab
Abstract excerpt
Klinefelter's syndrome is characterized by hypogonadism and infertility and commonly has an XXY karyotype. Within the population of men with this disorder, there is an increased incidence of venous thromboembolic disease. Although the precise mechanisms underlying this prothrombotic state have not been elucidated, it is thought that the increased incidence of thromboembolism is associated with a hypofibrinolytic...
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