WORLD DISTRIBUTION OF FACTOR-V LEIDEN

被引:1084
作者
REES, DC
COX, M
CLEGG, JB
机构
[1] MRC Molecular Haematology Unit, Institute of Molecular Medicine, John Radcliffe Hospital, Oxford, 0X3 9DU, Headington
来源
LANCET | 1995年 / 346卷 / 8983期
基金
英国医学研究理事会;
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D O I
10.1016/S0140-6736(95)91803-5
中图分类号
R5 [内科学];
学科分类号
1002 ; 100201 ;
摘要
We have analysed 3380 chromosomes (1690 unrelated individuals) from twenty-four populations for the presence of factor V Leiden, an important risk factor in venous thromboembolism, The allele frequency in 618 Europeans was 4.4%, with the highest prevalence among Greeks (7%). It was 0.6% in Asia Minor. Factor V Leiden was not found in any of 1600 chromosomes from Africa, Southeast Asia, Australasia, and the Americas. This distribution may partly explain the rarity of thromboembolic disease in these populations, The high prevalence in Europeans suggests that screening for this mutation should be considered in some circumstances.
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页码:1133 / 1134
页数:2
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