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Syed Shafia1, Mahrukh H Zargar1, Nabeela Khan1
1Advanced Centre for Human Genetics, Sher-I-Kashmir Institute of Medical Sciences, Srinagar, J&K PIN: 190011, India.
Aim:
The genetic variants of the factor V (G1691A), prothrombin (G20210A) and MTHFR (C677T) genes have been widely implicated as inherited risk factors for developing venous thrombosis. This study was undertaken to reveal the frequency of these mutations in Kashmiri patients with venous thromboembolism.
Methodology:
A case-control study was designed with 250 VTE patients and 250 healthy controls. The mutations were analysed using ARMS-PCR and PCR-RFLP approach.
Result:
The factor V Leiden G1691A mutation was found in 17/250 (6.8%) VTE patients and prothrombin G20210A mutation was found in 7/250 (2.8%) VTE patients while no mutation was found in any of the healthy controls. Both the mutations were found to be significantly associated with the increased risk of VTE (p = 0.0001 and 0.0150 respectively) while no association of VTE risk with MTHFR C677T polymorphism was found (p = 0.53).
Conclusion:
The increased frequency of factor V Leiden G1691A and prothrombin G20210A mutation in VTE patients indicates a significant role of these mutations in the development of VTE in our population. We therefore suggest the routine screening of these two mutations as thrombophilic markers in Kashmiri patients with venous thromboembolism.
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