Factor V Leiden and Ischemic Stroke Risk: The Genetics of Early Onset Stroke (GEOS) Study

Conclusions: Among young adults, we found no evidence for an association between FVL and either all ischemic stroke or the subgroup with stroke of undetermined etiology.

Source: Journal of Stroke and Cerebrovascular Diseases - November 21, 2011 Category: Neurology Authors: Ali G. Hamedani, John W. Cole, Yuching Cheng, Mary J. Sparks, Jeffrey R. O'Connell, Oscar C. Stine, Marcella A. Wozniak, Barney J. Stern, Braxton D. Mitchell, Steven J. Kittner Tags: Original Articles Source Type: research