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Acquired activated protein C resistance, thrombophilia and adverse pregnancy outcomes: a study performed in an Irish cohort of pregnant women.
Journal of pregnancy - 1 Jan 2011
Sedano-Balbás Sara, Lyons Mark, Cleary Brendan, Murray Margaret, Gaffney Geraldine, Maher Majella
Abstract excerpt
The combination of thrombophilia and pregnancy increases the risk of thrombosis and the potential for adverse outcomes during pregnancy. The most significant common inherited risk factor for thrombophilia is activated protein C resistance (APCR), a poor anticoagulant response of APC in haemostasis, which is mainly caused by an inherited single-nucleotide polymorphism (SNP), factor V G1691A (FV Leiden) (FVL),...
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