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Prevalence of the prothrombin gene variant (nt20210A) in venous thrombosis and arterial disease.
Thrombosis and haemostasis - 1 Dec 1997
Arruda V R, Annichino-Bizzacchi J M, Gonçalves M S, Costa F F
Abstract excerpt
The prothrombin gene variant resulting form a G-->A transition at position 20210 has been described as a common genetic risk factor for venous thrombosis. However, the risk for developing arterial disease is unknown. In this investigation, we studied 116 patients with venous thrombosis and 71 with arterial disease, all of whom were compared with 295 controls. Additionally, we also investigated the distribution of...
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