Clinical and genetic risk factors for venous
thromboembolism in Chinese population

doi:10.1007/s11684-010-0012-y

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Front. Med. ›› 2010, Vol. 4 ›› Issue (1) : 29-35. DOI: 10.1007/s11684-010-0012-y

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Clinical and genetic risk factors for venous thromboembolism in Chinese population

Chen WANG PhD, MD¹,Zhen-Guo ZHAI PhD, MD¹,Ying H. SHEN PhD, MD²,Lan ZHAO PhD, MD³,

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Venous thromboembolism (VTE), including deep vein thrombosis and pulmonary embolism, carries significant mortality and morbidity. The most important and effective way to reduce VTE incidence is to identify the patients at risk and give necessary prevention. VTE is a multifactorial and complicated disorder. Major risk factors for VTE include surgery and trauma, acute medical illness, active cancer and pregnancy. Genetic factors increase susceptibility to the disease and are useful in predicting the development of VTE. Gene-gene and gene-environment interactions alter and magnify the clinical picture in this disorder. This brief review summarizes some selected clinical and genetic risk factors for VTE based on the current research in China.

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risk factor / stroke / prothrombin / plasminogen activator inhibitor type-1 / polymorphism / thrombophilia / biomarker

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Chen WANG PhD, MD, Zhen-Guo ZHAI PhD, MD, Ying H. SHEN PhD, MD, Lan ZHAO PhD, MD,. Clinical and genetic risk factors for venous thromboembolism in Chinese population. Front. Med., 2010, 4(1): 29‒35 https://doi.org/10.1007/s11684-010-0012-y