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Homozygosity for Factor V Leiden mutation and ischemic stroke: two case-reports and review of the literature

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  1. Achim Allroggen MD

    Present address: Cardiovascular Imaging Centre, University of Virginia, Hospital Drive, Cobb Hall, Charlottesville, VA, 22908, USA

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  1. Institute of Clinical Chemistry and Laboratory Medicine, University of Münster, Germany

    Ralf Junker MD

  2. Department of Neurology, University Hospital Münster, Albert-Schweitzer-Straße 33, 48129, Münster, Germany

    Achim Allroggen MD, Ralf Dittrich MD, Martin Ritter MD, Rainer Dziewas MD & Darius G. Nabavi MD

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Allroggen, A., Dittrich, R., Ritter, M. et al. Homozygosity for Factor V Leiden mutation and ischemic stroke: two case-reports and review of the literature. J Neurol 251, 1406–1407 (2004). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00415-004-0542-9

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