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Oral contraceptives enhance the risk of clinical manifestation of venous thrombosis at a young age in females homozygous for factor V Leiden.
British journal of haematology - 1 May 1996
Rintelen C, Mannhalter C, Ireland H, Lane D A, Knöbl P, Lechner K, Pabinger I
Abstract excerpt
In 29 patients (17 females) homozygous Arg 506 Gln mutation (FV Leiden) was identified. 25 had been investigated because of venous thromboembolism (VTE); four asymptomatic patients were found during family studies. The first VTE had occurred significantly earlier in females (median age [m] 26 years, range 17-49) than in males (m=38 years, range 21-82) (P=0.01). 12 females (80%) had taken oral contraceptives (OC,...
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