A patient has been hospitalized for a large deep vein thrombosis and states he is the third person in his family to have this condition in the last 2 years. What response by the healthcare professional is most appropriate?
A)"This condition is not transmitted genetically."
B)"We can test your blood for factor V Leiden."
C)"Were they all men or both men and women?"
D)"Familial thromboses tend to be very severe."

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Factor V Leiden results from a single nucleotide mutation of guanine to adenine at nucleotide 1691 (G1691A) and is the most common hereditary thrombophilia. It is autosomal dominant so would not be confined to one sex. Most people with this disorder do not have clinically significant events.

A Patient Has Been Hospitalized for a Large Deep Vein