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<p>Venous thromboembolism (VTE) is one of the major causes of pregnancy-related mortality and morbidity. This study aimed to determine the frequency of factor V Leiden (FVL) and prothrombin G20210A polymorphisms and measure the plasma levels of protein C (PC), protein S (PS) and antithrombin (AT) in pregnant women with VTE and healthy pregnant women. This prospective case-control study determined the frequencies of FVL G1691A and prothrombin G20210A polymorphisms and measured the plasma levels of PC, PS and AT in 198 pregnant women with VTE and 198 healthy pregnant women. Allele-specific polymerase chain reaction (ASPCR) was used to detect the FVL G1691A polymorphisms and prothrombin G20210A gene mutations. The FVL G1691A polymorphism and prothrombin G20210A gene mutations were detected only in pregnant women with VTE, with frequencies of 4.0 and 0.5%, respectively. The highest frequency of FVL G1691A polymorphism was observed in patients with deep vein thrombosis (DVT) and positively associated with contraceptive use and termination. Pregnant women with VTE had significantly lower levels of PC, PS and AT than those of controls. In conclusion, among the VTE cases, FVL G1691A polymorphism and PC, PS and AT deficiencies were the most common findings in patients presenting with DVT. Antithrombin deficiency was more common than PC and PS deficiencies. Contraceptive use, high body mass index (BMI) and termination correlated strongly with FVL G1691A polymorphism and PC and PS deficiencies in patients with VTE.</p>
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Venous thromboembolism (VTE) is one of the major causes of pregnancy-related mortality and morbidity. This study aimed to determine the frequency of factor V Leiden (FVL) and prothrombin G20210A polymorphisms and measure the plasma levels of protein C (PC), protein S (PS) and antithrombin (AT) in pregnant women with VTE and healthy pregnant women. This prospective case-control study determined the frequencies of FVL G1691A and prothrombin G20210A polymorphisms and measured the plasma levels of PC, PS and AT in 198 pregnant women with VTE and 198 healthy pregnant women. Allele-specific polymerase chain reaction (ASPCR) was used to detect the FVL G1691A polymorphisms and prothrombin G20210A gene mutations. The FVL G1691A polymorphism and prothrombin G20210A gene mutations were detected only in pregnant women with VTE, with frequencies of 4.0 and 0.5%, respectively. The highest frequency of FVL G1691A polymorphism was observed in patients with deep vein thrombosis (DVT) and positively associated with contraceptive use and termination. Pregnant women with VTE had significantly lower levels of PC, PS and AT than those of controls. In conclusion, among the VTE cases, FVL G1691A polymorphism and PC, PS and AT deficiencies were the most common findings in patients presenting with DVT. Antithrombin deficiency was more common than PC and PS deficiencies. Contraceptive use, high body mass index (BMI) and termination correlated strongly with FVL G1691A polymorphism and PC and PS deficiencies in patients with VTE.

Risk Factors of Venous Thromboembolism in Sudanese Pregnant Women

Department of Clinical Laboratory Sciences

Department of Medical Laboratory Technology, Faculty of Applied Medical Sciences

Department of Medical Laboratory Technology, College of Applied Medical Sciences

Department of Hematology, Faculty of Medical Laboratory Sciences

Balkan Journal of Medical Genetics

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{"article-title":"Risk Factors of Venous Thromboembolism in Sudanese Pregnant Women"}

Venous thromboembolism (VTE) is one of the major causes of pregnancy-related mortality and morbidity. This study aimed to determine the frequency of factor V...

Risk Factors of Venous Thromboembolism in Sudanese Pregnant Women

Article Category: Original Article

Publicado en línea: 05 jun 2022

Páginas: 49 - 54

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/bjmg-2021-0018

Palabras clave
Deep vein thrombosis (DVT), Factor V Leiden (FVL), Protein C (PC), Protein S (PS), Prothrombin G20210A polymorphism

© 2021 EK Abdalhabib et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License.

Risk Factors of Venous Thromboembolism in Sudanese Pregnant Women

Article Category: Original Article

Publicado en línea: 05 jun 2022

Páginas: 49 - 54

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/bjmg-2021-0018

Palabras claveDeep vein thrombosis (DVT), Factor V Leiden (FVL), Protein C (PC), Protein S (PS), Prothrombin G20210A polymorphism

© 2021 EK Abdalhabib et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License.

Palabras clave
Deep vein thrombosis (DVT), Factor V Leiden (FVL), Protein C (PC), Protein S (PS), Prothrombin G20210A polymorphism