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Relation of three genetic traits to venous thrombosis in an African-American population.
American journal of epidemiology - 1 Jan 1998
Dilley A, Austin H, Hooper W C, Lally C, Ribeiro M J, Wenger N K, Silva V, Rawlins P, Evatt B
Abstract excerpt
A mutation in the Factor V gene (Factor V Leiden), a variant in the 5,10-methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase gene (MTHFR), and an insertion/deletion polymorphism of the angiotensin I-converting enzyme gene (ACE) may be related to abnormal blood clotting. The authors examined the associations between these genetic traits and venous thrombosis among African Americans. This study comprised 93 patients with venous...
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