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Ancestry-independent risk of venous thromboembolism in individuals with sickle cell trait vs factor V Leiden.
Blood advances - 12 Nov 2024
Lin Keng-Han, Granka Julie M, Shastri Anjali J, Bonham Vence L, Naik Rakhi P
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ABSTRACT: Sickle cell trait (SCT) is a risk factor for venous thromboembolism (VTE). Prior studies investigating the association between SCT and VTE have been performed nearly exclusively in Black populations. However, race-based research can contribute to systemic racism in medicine. We leveraged data from the 23andMe research cohort (4 184 082 participants) to calculate the ancestry-independent risk of VTE...
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