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Arg506-Gln mutation in factor V and risk of thrombosis during pregnancy.
British journal of haematology - 1 Feb 1996
Bokarewa M I, Bremme K, Blombäck M
Abstract excerpt
Seventy women with thrombosis in pregnancy were investigated for the presence of APC resistance and the associated Arg506-Gln mutation in coagulation factor V. The mutation was found in 46% of the investigated women. Carriers of the mutation were more prone to develop thrombosis in the first pregnancy (OR (odds ratio) = 3.41; P < 0.05) and had a higher probability of recurrence (OR = 3.86; P < 0.05) compared to...
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