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Association of Mycobacterium infections in patients with Mendelian susceptibility to mycobacterial disease with venous thromboembolism.
Microbiology and immunology - 1 Oct 2016
Alinejad Dizaj Maryam, Mahdaviani Seyed Alireza, Tabarsi Payam, Ahari Hamed, Ebrahimi Ahmad, Nadji Seyed Alireza, Emami Habib, Mortaz Esmaeil
Abstract excerpt
An association between a hypercoagulable state and Mendelian susceptibility to mycobacterial disease (MSMD) has been established in a few studies; resultant thrombosis is considered rare. In a case-control study, the prevalence of factor V Leiden, prothrombin G20210A and methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase (MTHFR) C677T, A1298C mutations were investigated in mycobacterium-infected patients. The study comprised 30...
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