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[A new hereditary cause of portal vein thrombosis: the abnormal resistance to activated protein C by the Arg 506-->Gln mutation of the gene of factor V].
Gastroenterologie clinique et biologique - 1 Jan 2000
Levoir D, Aubertin J M, Alhenc-Gelas M, Bloch F, Becheur H, Petite J P
Abstract excerpt
We report 2 cases of portal vein thrombosis associated with a single point mutation in the factor V gene that replaces arginine in residue 506 with glutamine. This mutation induces abnormal resistance to anticoagulant activity of activated protein C and increases the risk of deep vein thrombosis. Both patients had a personal and familial history of deep vein thrombosis. Intraabdominal neoplasia or infection,...
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