Venous Thrombotic Risk in Family Members of Unselected Individuals with Factor V Leiden

Summary The factor V Leiden mutation (FVL) leads to a seven-fold increased risk of venous thromboembolism (VTE). In thrombophilic families, 25% of carriers have experienced thrombosis before the age of 40 years. Aim of our study was to assess the association of FVL with VTE in first-degree family me...

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Veröffentlicht in:Thrombosis and haemostasis 2000-06, Vol.83 (6), p.817-821
Hauptverfasser: Lensen, R. P. M., Bertina, R. M., de Ronde, H., Vandenbroucke, J. P., Rosendaal, F. R.
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