Factor V Leiden thrombophilia is a genetic disorder that increases the risk of abnormal blood clot formation. Factor V Leiden thrombophilia is a genetic condition that increases the risk of ...

Factor V Leiden (FVL) is a change in your genes that affects one of the clotting factors in your blood and keeps your body's blood-clotting process from working right. It can cause a disorder ...

Genetic research in Sweden has unveiled three new gene variants that dramatically increase the risk of venous blood clots, ...

Swedish researchers have made a significant breakthrough in understanding why some people develop potentially fatal blood ...

Factor V Leiden is the most common genetic cause of primary and recurrent venous thromboembolism in women. It is an inherited thrombophilia that results from a genetic mutation. A college-aged ...

The Lund team’s new research identified three additional genetic variants—called ABO, F8, and VWF—that also affect how blood ...

I learned I have Factor V Leiden (FVL)—a genetic mutation that predisposes me to blood clots. FVL is the most common inherited form of blood clotting mutation. About 3 to 8 percent of people ...

The Factor V Leiden and prothrombin-gene mutations are independent risk factors for venous thrombosis; it is debated whether a mutation in the gene encoding methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase ...

DEAR DR ROACH: I have Factor V Leiden, but I have been wanting to do testosterone replacement therapy. I have heard that testosterone causes blood clots. Obviously, with FVL, that would be a huge deal ...

Factor V Leiden is a fairly new phenomenon (1994), and although the literature is growing regarding its implications in pregnancy, the literature addressing the care of the young, healthy woman ...