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Risk of Stroke in Young Women and Two Prothrombotic Mutations: Factor V Leiden and Prothrombin Gene Variant (G20210A)
1 Mar 1998
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BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE: Factor V Leiden and a prothrombin gene variant, G20210A, are mutations associated with a thrombotic risk. The aim of our study was to assess whether these mutations increase the risk of stroke in women under 45 years of age. METHODS: We conducted a case-control study in western Washington state. Case patients were women aged 18 to 44 years with a first stroke (n = 106). Control subjects...
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