Survey of factor V leiden and prothrombin gene mutations in systemic lupus erythematosus

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2001
Authors
Topaloglu, R.
Akıerli, C.
Bakkaloglu, A.
Aydıntug, O.
Ozen, S.
Besbas, N.
Ozcelik, T.
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Clinical Rheumatology
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0770-3198
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1434-9949
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Springer-Verlag
Volume
20
Issue
4
Pages
259 - 261
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English
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The two most common hereditary risk factors for thrombosis are factor V Leiden mutation and a prothrombin gene mutation. There is indeed a thrombotic tendency in patients with systemic lupus erythematosis (SLE) and it is not always associated with antiphospholipid antibodies. We aimed to determine the relationship between both factor V Leiden and prothrombin gene mutations and SLE. Using polymerase chain reaction (PCR) the factor V Leiden and prothrombin gene mutations were evaluated in 55 patients (20 children and 35 adults) with SLE. Although seven patients were found to have factor V Leiden mutation in the heterozygous state, two had the heterozygous G→A (20210) prothrombin gene mutation. Although one had these two mutations concurrently, these two patients did not have thrombosis. The factor V Leiden mutation frequency (12.7%) was higher than that of our general population (7.1%). On the other hand, seven of the patients with SLE had a thrombotic event. Although of these seven, four (57%) had factor V Leiden mutation, three (43%) had no mutation. Of 48 patients with no thrombotic history, only three had the factor V mutation (6.25%). The prevalence of the factor V Leiden mutation in SLE patients with and without thrombosis was significantly different by Fisher’s exact test (p<0.05). The risk of venous thrombosis in patients with factor V Leiden increased threefold compared to that in those without factor V Leiden mutation (odds ratio 20.1; CI 2.99–133.6). Although factor V Leiden mutation seems to play a role in the development of venous thrombosis in SLE, the development of thrombosis in SLE is multifactorial.

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