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Three novel variants in the coagulation factor V gene associated with deep venous thrombosis in Chilean patients with Amerindian ethnic background.
Clinica chimica acta; international journal of clinical chemistry - 15 Apr 2015
Guzmán Neftalí, Larama Giovanni, Ávila Andrés, Salazar Luis A
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BACKGROUND: The activated protein C (APC) resistance is the most common prothrombotic defect in thrombosis patients, mainly related with alterations in the F5 gene. In this work, we evaluated the presence of variants in the FV gene in Amerindian patients with deep venous thrombosis and APC resistance. METHODS: A total of 87 patients with deep venous thrombosis (DVT) confirmed by Doppler ultrasonography, and...
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