Fatal pulmonary thromboembolism. A retrospective autopsy study: Searching for genetic thrombophilias (Factor V Leiden (G1691A) and FII (G20210A) gene variants) and dating the thrombus

Forensic Science International

Volumn 214, Issue 1-3, 2012, Pages 152-158

  Fineschi, Vittorio ^a   Bafunno, Valeria ^a   Bello, Stefania ^a   De Stefano, Francesco ^b   Margaglione, Maurizio ^a   Neri, Margherita ^a   Riezzo, Irene ^a   Turillazzi, Emanuela ^a   Bonsignore, Alessandro ^b   Vecchione, Gennaro ^c   Ventura, Francesco ^b   Grandone, Elvira ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FOGGIA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GENOA   (Italy)

^c CASA SOLLIEVO DELLA SOFFERENZA HOSPITAL   (Italy)

Author keywords

Acquired risk factors; Autopsy study; Factor V Leiden; Fatal venous thromboembolism; FII A20210 gene variants

Indexed keywords

BLOOD CLOTTING FACTOR 5 LEIDEN; ENOXAPARIN; HEPARIN; NADROPARIN; PROTHROMBIN;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; AUTOPSY; BLOOD CLOT LYSIS; CATHETERIZATION; CAVA VEIN; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DNA DETERMINATION; FEMALE; FEMORAL VEIN; GENETIC SCREENING; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENOTYPE; HETEROZYGOSITY; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; ILIAC VEIN; INJURY; LEG THROMBOSIS; LUNG EMBOLISM; MALE; OBESITY; POPLITEAL VEIN; PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUERPERIUM; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK FACTOR; SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE POLYMORPHISM; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; THROMBOPHILIA; THROMBOSIS PREVENTION; THROMBUS; VARICOSIS;

EID: 84855187539     PISSN: 03790738     EISSN: 18726283     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.forsciint.2011.07.046     Document Type: Article

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