Prevalence of Thrombophilic Mutations in Ischemic Stroke Patients in Isparta, Turkey

Abstract

Objective: The present study aimed to investigate whether the frequency of factor V, methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase (MTHFR), prothrombin, beta-fibrinogen gene mutations, and human platelet alloantigens (HPA), plasminogen activator inhibitor 1 (PAI1), apolipoprotein E (APOE), and angiotensin converting enzyme (ACE) gene polymorphisms in stroke patients is higher than that in normal individuals.