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Budd-Chiari syndrome related to factor V Leiden mutation.
The American journal of gastroenterology - 1 Apr 1998
Delarive J, Gonvers J J
Abstract excerpt
We here describe a young patient who presented with chronic Budd-Chiari syndrome. An exhaustive etiological investigation to detect a procoagulable state was negative except for factor V mutation (factor V Leiden), a factor associated with resistance to activated protein C. Factor V Leiden is known to be a common, high risk factor for thrombosis. This factor should be routinely investigated in patients with...
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