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Livedoid vasculopathy: does hyperhomocysteinaemia play an aetiological role?
Wolfgang C Marsch1, Shoko Komatsuzaki2, Astrid Mueller1
1Department of Dermatology and Venereology, Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg, Halle (Saale).
Background:
Livedoid vasculopathy (LV) has been shown to be associated with hypercoagulability. However, relevant genetic and exogenous thrombophilic factors are not fully determined.
Objectives:
To evaluate the frequency of hyperhomocysteinaemia (HHCE) and genotypes of hypercoagulative factors in LV patients.
Material And Methods:
Plasma homocysteine level was measured in 42 LV patients. Polymorphism of MTHFR (677C > T and 1298A > C), PAI1 (-675 5G/4G and -844A > G), and F2 (20210G > A), and the F5 Leiden mutation, as well as biochemical parameters for hypercoagulability, were analysed.
Results:
Of the LV patients, 62% revealed mild HHCE. Polymorphisms of MTHFR were observed in 75% and 56% and the PAI1 -675 5G/4G polymorphism in 100% and 83% of patients with and without HHCE, respectively. All LV patients with renal failure had mild HHCE. A high level of comorbidity of hypertension (99%) and diabetes type 2 (44%) were noted.
Conclusion:
HHCE seems to play a major pathogenetic role in LV. A high prevalence of further procoagulative factors might support the view that LV is a "complex disease".
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