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Venous thromboembolism does not share familial susceptibility with retinal vascular occlusion or glaucoma: a nationwide family study.
Journal of thrombosis and thrombolysis - 1 Nov 2016
Zöller Bengt, Li Xinjun, Sundquist Jan, Sundquist Kristina
Abstract excerpt
Inherited hypercoagulable states (i.e. thrombophilia) have been suggested to be involved in retinal vascular occlusion but results are divergent. Vascular micronutrition and ischemia have been hypothesised to be involved in the pathogenesis of glaucoma. This nationwide study determines the importance of family history of venous thromboembolism (VTE) as a risk factor for retinal vein occlusion (RVO), retinal...
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