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High risk of cerebral-vein thrombosis in carriers of a prothrombin-gene mutation and in users of oral contraceptives.
The New England journal of medicine - 18 Jun 1998
Martinelli I, Sacchi E, Landi G, Taioli E, Duca F, Mannucci P M
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Idiopathic cerebral-vein thrombosis can cause serious neurologic disability. We evaluated risk factors for this disorder, including genetic risk factors (mutations in the genes encoding factor V and prothrombin) and nongenetic risk factors (such as the use of oral contraceptive agents). We compared the prevalence of these risk factors in 40 patients with cerebral-vein thrombosis, 80 patients with...
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