Archive for the ‘Homocysteine, MTHFR’ Category
Homocysteine and MTHFR Mutations – A Summary for Patients
Stephan Moll, MD writes… A plain language summary for patients and interested public about homocysteine and the MTHFR mutations and their relevance in respect to blood clots was published today in the journal Circulation (link here).
Reference: Moll S, Varga EA. Homocysteine and MTHFR Mutations. Circulation. 2015;132:e6-e.
Clotting Disorders (Thrombophilia): Who Should Be Tested? What To Test?
Stephan Moll, MD writes… A publication today in the journal Vascular Medicine discusses – for patients and family members – (a) in which patient with blood clots (DVT, PE) to consider testing for a clotting disorder, (b) what tests might be appropriate to do, (c) how the test results influence management with blood thinners, (d) what birth control methods are safe in women with history of blood clots or a clotting disorder, and (e) in which family members to consider thrombophilia testing (link here for the article).
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Last updated: April 1st, 2015