Author/Editor		Božič, Mojca; Teran, Nataša; Peterlin, Borut; Stegnar, Mojca
Title		Fibrinogen polymorphisms TaqI, HaeIII and BclI are not associated with a higher risk of deep thrombosis
Type		članek
Source		Pathophysiol Haemost Thromb
Vol. and No.		Letnik 33, št. 3
Publication year		2003
Volume		str. 164-9
Language		eng
Abstract		High fibrinogen is recognised as a risk factor for atherosclerosis. It seems that high fibrinogen is also a risk factor for deep vein thrombosis (DVT). It has been shown that certain polymorphisms in fibrinogen genes can influence the fibrinogen level. In this study, fibrinogen levels and the frequency of the polymorphisms Taq I, Hae III and Bcl I were studied in 114 patients with DVT and 244 healthy subjects. In non-smokers, fibrinogen levels above 5 g/I were associated with an increased risk of DVT (odds ratio 3.3, 95% confidence interval 1.6-7.0). The frequencies of common alleles were similar in patients and healthy subjects for all polymorphisms. An association between fibrinogen levels and the polymorphisms Taq I, Hae III and Bcl I was found in healthy subjects, but not in the patients. It was concluded from these data that the polymorphisms Taq I, Hae III and Bc! I are not major risk factors for DVT.
Descriptors		FIBRINOGEN THROMBOPHLEBITIS POLYMORPHISM (GENETICS) POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION CHOLESTEROL BODY MASS INDEX LIPOPROTEINS, LDL CHOLESTEROL ALLELES ODDS RATIO