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Venous thrombosis in a replanted finger with underlying factor V Leiden mutation.
British journal of plastic surgery - 1 Jan 1998
Kenner L, Schwarzl F, Moshammer H, Haas F, Hoefler G, Pierer G
Abstract excerpt
Resistance to activated protein C (APC resistance) was described recently as a cause for thrombophilia. APC inactivates coagulation co-factors Va and VIIIa. A single base-pair mutation changing Arg506 to Gln at the APC cleavage site of the factor V gene leads to a factor V Leiden variant, which is the most frequent cause of APC resistance. Recently, its role in peripheral venous thrombosis during pregnancy was...
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