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Prevalence of thrombophilic genetic factors among patients with retinitis pigmentosa.
Retina (Philadelphia, Pa.) - 1 Oct 2014
Gharaibeh Almutez M, Awidi Abdalla S, Ababneh Osama H, Abu-Ameerh Mohammed A, Awidi Muhammad A, Saleh Mohanad M, Bener Abdulbari, Al-Khateeb Mohammad A, Dweik Manar R, Albdour Muawyah D
Abstract excerpt
PURPOSE: To determine the prevalence of thrombophilic factors in patients with retinitis pigmentosa (RP). METHODS: Fifty consecutive patients with RP and 50 controls matched by age and gender were tested for the presence of the following mutations: factor II (GA20210), factor V Leiden (GA1691), methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase (CT677), factor XIIIa (Val→Leu), β-fibrinogen (GA455), tumor necrosis factor...
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