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Associations of coagulation factor V Leiden and prothrombin G20210A mutations with Budd-Chiari syndrome and portal vein thrombosis: a systematic review and meta-analysis.
Clinical gastroenterology and hepatology : the official clinical practice journal of the American Gastroenterological Association - 1 Nov 2014
Qi Xingshun, Ren Weirong, De Stefano Valerio, Fan Daiming
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BACKGROUND & AIMS: We conducted a systematic review and meta-analysis to evaluate the associations of the coagulation factor V (encoded by F5) Leiden (FVL) or prothrombin (encoded by F2) G20210A mutation with Budd-Chiari syndrome or portal vein thrombosis (PVT). METHODS: Relevant articles were identified in searches of the PubMed, EMBASE, Cochrane Library, and ScienceDirect databases. The prevalence of the FVL...
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