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Tamoxifen-associated venous thrombosis and activated protein C resistance due to factor V Leiden.
Cancer - 15 May 1997
Weitz I C, Israel V K, Liebman H A
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BACKGROUND: Thromboembolic events are well recognized complications of cancers and their treatment. Tamoxifen, an antiestrogen used in the treatment of breast carcinoma and other malignancies, has been associated with thrombotic events. Activated protein C resistance due to Factor V Leiden is the most prevalent inherited prothrombotic defect in populations of European descent and has been reported as a major...
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