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Factor V Leiden is not common in children with portal vein thrombosis.
Thrombosis and haemostasis - 1 Feb 1997
Seixas C A, Hessel G, Ribeiro C C, Arruda V R, Annichino-Bizzacchi J M
Abstract excerpt
Portal vein thrombosis (PVT) is a rare condition affecting both children and adults, and occurs in association with a wide variety of clinical situations. On the other hand, the development of PVT in patients under these situations indicates that other contributing factors could be involved. Recently a missense mutation in the factor V gene (1691G-->A), known as factor V Leiden, has been identified and results in...
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