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Coagulation factor V gene mutation increases the risk of venous thrombosis in behçet's disease.
British journal of rheumatology - 1 Nov 1996
Gül A, Ozbek U, Oztürk C, Inanç M, Koniçe M, Ozçelik T
Abstract excerpt
We investigated the prevalence of the coagulation factor V gene G1691A mutation in 64 patients with Behçet's disease (BD) and in 107 apparently healthy individuals. The mutation was present in the heterozygous state in 37.5% of the patients with a history of deep vein thrombosis (12/32) and in 9.4% of the patients without any thrombotic event (3/32). Eleven healthy individuals were also heterozygous for the...
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