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Female gender and resistance to activated protein C (FV:Q506) as potential risk factors for thrombosis after elective hip arthroplasty.
Thrombosis and haemostasis - 1 Sept 1997
Svensson P J, Benoni G, Fredin H, Björgell O, Nilsson P, Hedlund U, Nylander G, Bergqvist D, Dahlbäck B
Abstract excerpt
Resistance to activated protein C (APC) caused by the R506Q mutation in factor V is the most common inherited risk factor for venous thrombosis. To elucidate whether APC-resistance is a risk factor for venous thrombosis after elective total hip replacement, the association between APC-resistance (presence of FV:Q506 allele) and postoperative thrombosis was investigated in patients (n = 198) randomised to received...
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