Article
Study of the prothrombin gene 20201 GA variant in FV:Q506 carriers in relationship to the presence or absence of juvenile venous thromboembolism.
Arteriosclerosis, thrombosis, and vascular biology - 1 Feb 1999
Ehrenforth S, von Depka Prondsinski M, Aygören-Pürsün E, Nowak-Göttl U, Scharrer I, Ganser A
Abstract excerpt
The G20210A transition of the prothrombin gene has been identified as a common but probably mild hereditary risk factor for venous thromboembolism (VTE). However, the prothrombin gene variant might contribute to the penetrance of thromboembolic disease in many patients with other prothrombotic de...
Topics
- Adolescent
- Adult
- Age of Onset
- Aged
- Alleles
- Factor V
- Female
- Genetic Variation
- Genotype
- Homozygote
- Humans
- Male
- Middle Aged
- Mutation
- Prothrombin
- Risk Factors
- Thromboembolism
- Venous Thrombosis