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Risk of venous thromboembolism and myocardial infarction associated with factor V Leiden and prothrombin mutations and blood type.
CMAJ : Canadian Medical Association journal = journal de l'Association medicale canadienne - 19 Mar 2013
Sode Birgitte F, Allin Kristine H, Dahl Morten, Gyntelberg Finn, Nordestgaard Børge G
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: ABO blood type locus has been reported to be an important genetic determinant of venous and arterial thrombosis in genome-wide association studies. We tested the hypothesis that ABO blood type alone and in combination with mutations in factor V Leiden R506Q and prothrombin G20210A is associated with the risk of venous thromboembolism and myocardial infarction in the general population. METHODS: We...
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