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Molecular characterization of factor V leiden G1691A and prothrombin G20210A mutations in Saudi newborns with stroke.
Biochemical genetics - 1 Oct 2011
Gawish Gihan E-H
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This study examined a possible association between the mutations related to Factor V Leiden and Factor II (prothrombin) and stroke in Saudi neonates. A multiplex PCR was established to detect Factor V Leiden G1691A and prothrombin G20210A mutations in 72 neonatal stroke subjects and 70 healthy adult controls with no family history of thromboembolic diseases. The frequency of the homozygous normal genotype (GG) of...
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