DNA Mutations
What are DNA mutations? DNA mutations are changes that occur in the nucleotide sequence of DNA. There are many different … Read more
Genetics
What is the genetic basis of thrombophilia?
Never mind if you are not confident in your knowledge of genetics. Here is everything simply explained. You can start with an article about what is a gene and continue through DNA to the article about the significance of the gene mutation for human evolution. After reading these articles you will be able to better understand how is formed a thrombophilic gene mutations, such as Leiden mutation, a mutation in the MTHFR gene, prothrombin mutation, and more.
Mutations Types
If you just learned about your diagnosis of inherited thrombophilia, which is actually thrombophilic gene mutation, you might wonder how … Read more
Thrombophilic gene mutations
Under the term thrombophilic gene mutations are included mutations that cause inherited thrombophilia. What do we know about thrombophilic gene … Read more
Evolutionary meaning of thrombophilia
Gene mutations may have some evolutionary significance. Before we discuss what can be evolutionary meaning of thrombophilia, we’ll look at the … Read more