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Risk of myocardial infarction related to factor V Leiden mutation: a meta-analysis.
Genetic testing and molecular biomarkers - 1 Aug 2010
Dowaidar Moataz, Settin Ahmad
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BACKGROUND: Myocardial infarction (MI) can be due to inherited thrombophilia caused by resistance to activated protein C resulting from factor V Leiden (FVL) mutation. OBJECTIVES: The objectives of this study were to estimate the frequency of FVL mutation among MI cases in various populations and calculate the overall risk related to it. SUBJECTS AND METHODS: Subjects comprised 7790 cases with MI and 19,276...
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