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A deep vein thrombosis caused by 20209C>T mutation in homozygosis of the prothrombin gene in a Caucasian patient.
Biochemia medica - 1 Jan 2014
Alvarez Silvia Izquierdo, Ollero Eva Barrio, Llinares Sanjuan Francisco Miguel, Martínez Fabiola Lorente, Calvo Martín María Teresa
Abstract excerpt
INTRODUCTION: Additional nucleotide substitutions in the 3'-untranslated region of prothrombin gene could explain some thrombotic events and also adverse pregnancy outcomes. We describe the first case of a homozygous 20209C>T mutation as the cause of deep vein thrombosis in a Spanish patient. CASE AND METHODS: The 56-year-old male patient with a partial tear of the Achilles tendon developed calf (tibial) deep...
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