Prevalence of thrombophilic gene polymorphisms (FVL G1691A and MTHFR C677T) in patients with myocardial infarction

Background: Inherited thrombophilia may be caused by mutations, polymorphisms in a variety of genes mainly involved in haemostatic pathways. Aim of the study, was to find the prevalence of thrombophilic gene factor V Leiden (FVL) and methylene tetrahydrofolate reductase (MTHFR) gene polymorphism in...

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Main Authors: Hamdia Ezzat, Fatma A. Attia, Amal Mokhtar, Hanan M. El-Tokhy, Mohamed N. Alalfy, Nashwa Y. Elkhouly
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SpringerOpen 2014-04-01
Series:Egyptian Journal of Medical Human Genetics
Subjects:
MI
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1110863014000251