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About thrombosis
Congenital thrombophilia
The term congenital thrombophilia covers a range of conditions that are inherited by someone at birth. This means that their blood is sticker than normal, which increases the risk of blood clots and thrombosis.
Factor V Leiden and Prothrombin 20210 are the most common thrombophilias among people of European origin.
Congenital thrombophilias include:
- Factor V Leiden
- Prothrombin 20210
- Protein C deficiency
- Protein S deficiency
- Antithrombin deficiency
- Other
congenital thrombophilias
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