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Table 1 Genetic study in association with pre-transplant PVT in liver recipients

From: Obesity is an independent risk factor for pre-transplant portal vein thrombosis in liver recipients

 

With Pre-transplant PVT (50 cases)

Without Pre-transplant PVT(221 cases)

Significance

RECIPIENT STUDY

   

Factor V Leiden mutation (Nº) (heterozygous) in recipient

1/49

6/215

p = 0.774

Prothrombin 20210A mutation (Nº) (heterozygous) in recipient

1/49

12/209

p = 0.305

C677T MTHFR mutation (Nº) (wild type/heterozygous/homozygous) in recipient

18/23/7

87/93/33

p = 0.865

  1. The study was conducted in 271 liver recipients. The MTHFR C677T genotype was not tested in ten cases. PVT, portal vein thrombosis; MTHFR, 5,10-methylene-tetrahydrofolate reductase.