Fibrinogen gamma gene rs2066865 and risk of cancer-related venous thromboembolism

• Published in: Haematologica
• Main Authors: Paulsen, B., Skille, H., Smith, E.N., Hveem, K., Gabrielsen, M.E., Braekkan, S.K., Rosendaal, F.R., Frazer, K.A., Gran, O.V., Hansen, J.B.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: 2020
• Subjects: Tromso
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/1887/3184684; https://haematologica.org/article/view/9948; https://doi.org/10.3324/haematol.2019.224279

Venous thromboembolism (VTE) is a frequent complication in patients with cancer. Homozygous carriers of the fibrinogen gamma gene (FGG) rs2066865 have a moderately increased risk of VTE, but the effect of the FGG variant in cancer is unknown. We aimed to investigate the effect of the FGG variant and...