Superficial venous thrombosis: Prevalence of common genetic risk factors and their role on spreading to deep veins

Thrombosis Research

Volumn 123, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 194-199

  Milio, Glauco ^a   Siragusa, Sergio ^a   Minà, Chiara ^a   Amato, Corrado ^a   Corrado, Egle ^a   Grimaudo, Stefania ^a   Novo, Salvatore ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PALERMO   (Italy)

Author keywords

Color duplex scanning; Genetic risk factors; Inherited thrombophilic states; Superficial venous thrombosis; Venous thromboembolism

Indexed keywords

5,10 METHYLENETETRAHYDROFOLATE REDUCTASE (FADH2); ADENINE; BLOOD CLOTTING FACTOR 5 LEIDEN; CYTOSINE; GUANINE; PROTHROMBIN; THYMINE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; DISEASE COURSE; FEMALE; GENE MUTATION; GENETIC RISK; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; ULTRASOUND; VARICOSIS; VENOUS THROMBOEMBOLISM;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; COHORT STUDIES; FACTOR V; FEMALE; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION TO DISEASE; HUMANS; MALE; METHYLENETETRAHYDROFOLATE REDUCTASE (NADPH2); MIDDLE AGED; MUTATION; PHLEBITIS; PREVALENCE; PROTHROMBIN; PULMONARY EMBOLISM; RISK FACTORS; VARICOSE VEINS; VEINS; VENOUS THROMBOSIS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 55549105785     PISSN: 00493848     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.thromres.2008.01.013     Document Type: Article

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