Thrombophilia among chinese women with venous thromboembolism during pregnancy

Gynecologic and Obstetric Investigation

Volumn 73, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 183-188

  Tam, Wing Hung ^a   Ng, Margaret Heung Ling ^b   Yiu, Alice Ka Wah ^a   Lau, Kin Mang ^b   Cheng, Gregory Yin Ming ^b   Li, Chi Yin ^a  

^a CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Chinese; Pregnancy; Thrombophilia

Indexed keywords

5,10 METHYLENETETRAHYDROFOLATE REDUCTASE (FADH2); ANTITHROMBIN III; BLOOD CLOTTING FACTOR 5 LEIDEN; GENOMIC DNA; PROTEIN C; PROTEIN S; PROTHROMBIN;

ADULT; ANTITHROMBIN III DEFICIENCY; ARTICLE; BED REST; BODY MASS; BODY WEIGHT; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CESAREAN SECTION; CHINESE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEEP VEIN THROMBOSIS; FEMALE; GENE MUTATION; HUMAN; LUNG EMBOLISM; MATERNAL AGE; OBESITY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PREECLAMPSIA; PREGNANCY; PREGNANT WOMAN; PREMATURE LABOR; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN C DEFICIENCY; PROTEIN S DEFICIENCY; RISK FACTOR; SCREENING; THROMBOPHILIA; VENOUS THROMBOEMBOLISM;

ACTIVATED PROTEIN C RESISTANCE; ADULT; ANTITHROMBIN III DEFICIENCY; ASIAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; COHORT STUDIES; DNA PRIMERS; FACTOR V; FEMALE; HONG KONG; HUMANS; METHYLENETETRAHYDROFOLATE REDUCTASE (NADPH2); MUTATION; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS, HEMATOLOGIC; PREVALENCE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; PROTEIN C DEFICIENCY; PROTEIN S DEFICIENCY; PROTHROMBIN; PULMONARY EMBOLISM; THROMBOPHILIA; VENOUS THROMBOSIS;

EID: 84862782274     PISSN: 03787346     EISSN: 1423002X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000331648     Document Type: Article

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