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Prevalence of the factor V-Leiden mutation in four distinct American ethnic populations.
American journal of medical genetics - 19 Dec 1997
Gregg J P, Yamane A J, Grody W W
Abstract excerpt
Resistance to activated protein C (APC) is the most common risk factor for venous thromboembolism, a major cause of morbidity and mortality with an incidence of about 1/1,000 per year. The Arg 506 to Gln mutation in exon 10 of the coagulation factor V gene (factor V-Leiden) has been found to be responsible for over 90% of the APC resistance cases and is an autosomal dominant trait. Initial studies have suggested...
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