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Placental fetal vascular thrombosis lesions and maternal thrombophilia.
Pathology - 1 Jan 2012
Beeksma F A, Erwich J J H M, Khong T Y
Abstract excerpt
AIMS: Following intrauterine fetal death (IUFD), the placental fetal vessels undergo regressive changes. These changes are virtually indistinguishable from lesions that are the result of fetal vascular thrombosis (FVT). This study investigated the relation between these lesions and maternal thrombophilia. METHODS: Placenta slides of 65 IUFDs with known maternal thrombophilia test results (compound MTHFR C677T and...
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