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Association of deep venous thrombosis with prothrombotic gene polymorphism identified in lung cancer cases.
Molecular biology reports - 1 Apr 2011
Arslan Sulhattin, Manduz Sinasi, Epöztürk Kürşat, Karahan Oğuz, Akkurt Ibrahim
Abstract excerpt
Venous thrombosis is a significant cause of morbidity and mortality in patients with malignancies. We aimed to investigate the association between prothrombotic gene polymorphisms detected in lung cancer cases and deep venous thrombosis (DVT). Totally 66 patients with an established diagnosis of lung cancer, of which 33 developed DVT, were enrolled. Multiplex PCR technique and reverse hybridization strip assay...
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