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Risk of venous thrombosis in persons with increased body mass index and interactions with other genetic and acquired risk factors.
Journal of thrombosis and haemostasis : JTH - 1 Aug 2016
Ribeiro D D, Lijfering W M, Rosendaal F R, Cannegieter S C
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UNLABELLED: Essentials Obesity, factor V Leiden (FVL) and blood group non-O are common. We studied the combined effect of these factors on the risk of venous thrombosis (VT). The combination of obesity, non-O blood group and FVL increased VT risk up to ten-fold. Identifying high VT may be beneficial in thrombosis prevention. SUMMARY: Background Overweight/obesity has a substantial effect on the occurrence of...
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