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Frequency of prothrombotic risk factors in patients with deep venous thrombosis and controls: their implications for thrombophilia screening in Chilean subjects.
Genetic testing and molecular biomarkers - 1 Oct 2010
Guzmán Neftalí, Salazar Luis A
Abstract excerpt
In this work, we evaluated the frequency of prothrombotic defects associated with deep venous thrombosis (DVT) in southern Chilean subjects. A total of 261 individuals, 87 patients with DVT confirmed by Doppler ultrasonography and 174 controls, were included in this study. Factor V and factor VIII levels, activated protein C (APC) resistance, and lupus anticoagulant detection were assayed by clotting methods....
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