Risk of venous thromboembolism (VTE) in first degree relatives (FDRS) of patients with unprovoked VTE who do not have factor V Leiden (FVL) or the G20210A prothrombin gene mutation (PGM)

F. Couturaud, C. Leroyer, J. Julian, S. Kahn, J. Ginsberg, P. Wells, J. Douketis, D. Mottier, C. Kearon (Brest, France; Hamilton, Montreal, Ottawa, Canada)

Source: Annual Congress 2008 - Pulmonary venous thromboembolic disease
Session: Pulmonary venous thromboembolic disease
Session type: Thematic Poster Session
Number: 1043
Disease area: Pulmonary vascular diseases

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F. Couturaud, C. Leroyer, J. Julian, S. Kahn, J. Ginsberg, P. Wells, J. Douketis, D. Mottier, C. Kearon (Brest, France; Hamilton, Montreal, Ottawa, Canada). Risk of venous thromboembolism (VTE) in first degree relatives (FDRS) of patients with unprovoked VTE who do not have factor V Leiden (FVL) or the G20210A prothrombin gene mutation (PGM). Eur Respir J 2008; 32: Suppl. 52, 1043

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