Venous thrombosis in oral contraceptive users and the presence of the JAK2 V617F mutation

Elvira Grandone; Donatella Colaizzo; Giovanni L. Tiscia; Patrizia Vergura; Elena Chinni; Luigi Iannaccone; Iole Antinolfi; Maria A. Guardascione; Maurizio Margaglione

doi:10.1160/TH07-09-0570

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Thromb Haemost 2008; 99(03): 640-642
DOI: 10.1160/TH07-09-0570

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Venous thrombosis in oral contraceptive users and the presence of the JAK2 V617F mutation

Elvira Grandone

¹Atherosclerosis and Thrombosis Unit, I.R.C. C.S. Casa Sollievo della Sofferenza, S. Giovanni R (FG)

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Donatella Colaizzo

¹Atherosclerosis and Thrombosis Unit, I.R.C. C.S. Casa Sollievo della Sofferenza, S. Giovanni R (FG)

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Giovanni L. Tiscia

¹Atherosclerosis and Thrombosis Unit, I.R.C. C.S. Casa Sollievo della Sofferenza, S. Giovanni R (FG)

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Patrizia Vergura

¹Atherosclerosis and Thrombosis Unit, I.R.C. C.S. Casa Sollievo della Sofferenza, S. Giovanni R (FG)

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Elena Chinni

²Medical Genetics, University of Foggia, Foggia, Italy

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Luigi Iannaccone

³Thrombosis and Haemostasis Centre, Cardarelli Hospital, Naples, Italy

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Iole Antinolfi

³Thrombosis and Haemostasis Centre, Cardarelli Hospital, Naples, Italy

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Maria A. Guardascione

⁴Gastroenterology Department, Cardarelli Hospital, Naples, Italy

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Maurizio Margaglione

¹Atherosclerosis and Thrombosis Unit, I.R.C. C.S. Casa Sollievo della Sofferenza, S. Giovanni R (FG)

²Medical Genetics, University of Foggia, Foggia, Italy

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