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Medical Oncology • Internal Medicine • Hematology • Benign Hematology • Hemostasis/Thrombosis
Does 4G/5G polymorphism in the plasminogen activator inhibitor (PAI-1) gene increase the risk of thrombosis?
In the absence of a VTE would you consider prophylaxis after a surgical procedure? Often non-hematologists order this testing but we are consulted for decision making.
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Venous thromboembolism (VTE) is a classical example of a multifactorial disorder where genetic and environmental factors interact to result in VTE. Of the genetic disorders, in isolation, many are weak risk factors but when combined with other genetic or one or more environmental risk factors increa...
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