[Arg506 --> Gln mutation of coagulation factor V (factor V Leiden) and transient cerebral ischemia at a young age in 3 members of the same family]. / Mutazione Arg506 --> Gln del fattore V della coagulazione (fattore V Leiden) ed ischemia cerebrale transitoria in giovane età in tre membri della stessa famiglia.
Ann Ital Med Int
; 11(1): 17-9, 1996.
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ABSTRACT
The Arg506 --> Gln coagulation factor V mutation (factor V Leiden) is the most frequent inherited abnormality of blood coagulation which predisposes to venous thromboembolism. Its association with an increased risk of arterial thrombosis is uncertain. We describe 3 members of the same family (a woman and her 2 children) who were heterozygous for the Arg506 --> Gln mutation and who presented cerebral transient ischemic attacks (TIA) at a young age. The patients (with the exception of one smoker) had no risk factors for TIA and no abnormality of the coagulation system other than the Arg506 --> Gln mutation. The observation of the mutation and TIA in 3 members of the same family may suggest the hypothesis of an association between the mutation and arterial thrombosis. This hypothesis must be interpreted with caution, due to the absence of objective instrumental findings in patients with TIA and to the high prevalence of the Arg506 --> Gln mutation in the general population.
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Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Arginina
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Fator V
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Ataque Isquêmico Transitório
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Glicina
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Mutação
Tipo de estudo:
Risk_factors_studies
Limite:
Adult
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Aged
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Female
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Humans
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Male
Idioma:
It
Revista:
Ann Ital Med Int
Assunto da revista:
MEDICINA INTERNA
Ano de publicação:
1996
Tipo de documento:
Article