Resistance to activated protein C caused by a factor V gene mutation.

doi:10.1097/00062752-199502050-00006

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Resistance to activated protein C caused by a factor V gene mutation.

Current opinion in hematology - 1 Sept 1995

Zöller B, Dahlbäck B

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Each year, approximately one in 1000 individuals suffers from venous thromboembolism. The pathogenesis of the disease is multifactorial and a thrombotic event is the result of a combination of genetic and circumstantial risk factors. Until recently, genetic defects could only be identified in a m...

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Aged
Anticoagulants
Drug Resistance
Factor V
Genetic Predisposition to Disease
Humans
Point Mutation
Protein C
Risk Factors
Thrombophlebitis

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