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Evaluation of role of factor V Leiden mutation in fatal pulmonary thromboembolism.
Thrombosis research - 1 Jul 1998
Dunn S T, Trong S
Abstract excerpt
Association of a mutation in the coagulation factor V gene (FV Leiden) with deep vein thrombosis and pulmonary thromboembolism has been well documented in the literature, but no study has specifically screened cases of fatal pulmonary thromboembolism for the mutation. This study sought to determine whether FV Leiden plays a role in the pathogenesis of fatal pulmonary thromboembolism. We isolated DNA from archived...
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