Inherited thrombophilia in the development of thrombotic conditions in patients with COPD

Conclusions: The frequency of occurrence of the heterozygous genotype G / A for FV-Leiden and PRT G20210A in the COPD patients with thrombotic events significantly exceeded the frequency in the group COPD patients with out trombosis, which may indicate the role of this genes in the development of thrombophilic conditions in COPD.
Source: European Respiratory Journal - Category: Respiratory Medicine Authors: Tags: Molecular pathology and functional genomics Source Type: research