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This study investigates the potential genetic and regional associations of a newly identified c.3865T>G mutation in the F5 gene (coagulation factor V) with cerebral venous and sinus thrombosis (CVST). Two groups of CVST cases associated with hereditary thrombophilia were analyzed. Genetic sequencing was performed to identify the patients' genetic profiles. A family pedigree analysis and a review of relevant literature were conducted to assess the pathogenic significance of the mutation. Genetic analysis revealed the presence of a c.3865T>G mutation in the F5 gene in both cases. This mutation is distinct from the well-established Leiden mutation and has not been previously reported. Although the two patients' families had no direct blood relationship, both patients resided in the same geographic region, suggesting the possibility of shared environmental or genetic factors. Advances in diagnostic technologies have also facilitated the identification of hereditary thrombophilia as an increasingly recognized cause of CVST. The c.3865T>G mutation in the F5 gene may represent a novel genetic contributor to CVST. Its regional clustering points to a potential genetic and geographic association. These findings provide new insights into the etiology and diagnosis of CVST and underscore the importance of investigating regional genetic predispositions further.

Myeloproliferative neoplasms (MPNs) are associated with an elevated risk of thrombosis in unusual sites such as the splanchnic vein thrombosis (SVT) and cerebral vein thrombosis (CVT). In patients with unusual site thrombosis, screening for MPNs is routine, but diagnosis is often difficult due to the absence of clear clinical signs or elevated blood counts—frequently leading to an MPN-U classification—while the thrombotic event itself is often the first clue. Furthermore, there is no consensus on treatments beyond anticoagulation, leading to variability across centers. This study investigates the molecular characteristics of MPNs associated with SVT and CVT. We conducted a retrospective, multicenter analysis of 44 patients with MPN and unusual site thrombosis from Italian hematology units, using next-generation sequencing. (NGS) to identify driver and passengers mutations. Our findings confirm a high prevalence of unclassifiable MPN (MPN-U) among SVT patients. JAK2 p.V617F was found in 86.4% of cases, and patients with additional mutations had higher median JAK2 variant allele frequencies. JAK2 p.V617F is known to promote thrombosis by inducing a pro-inflammatory endothelial environment, particularly relevant in low-flow venous sites such as cerebral sinuses and splanchnic veins, supporting MPN screening in these patients. In contrast, data on JAK2 -unmutated cases are more limited, but our cohort suggests a possible association between unusual site thrombosis and a more complex mutational profile involving multiple genetic alterations. TET2 mutations were more frequent in patients with MPN-CVT compared to the rest of the cohort (66.6% vs. 15.7%). Absence of KIT mutations was associated with poorer thrombotic recurrence-free survival, suggesting a negative prognostic role of KIT mutation. Brief report.

While patients with myelofibrosis (MF) face an elevated risk of thrombosis, no validated scoring system currently exists to effectively assess this specific risk. This study aimed to explore distinct molecular risk factors for arterial (ATE) and venous (VTE) thrombosis in a cohort of 141 MF patients. Mutation analysis was performed by next-generation sequencing for a panel of 30 target myeloid genes as previously described: 137 driver and 164 non-driver mutations were detected. JAK2-V617F was identified in 77 (55%) patients, CALR in 45 (32%) patients, and seven (5%) patients carried an MPL variant. Patients #58 and #60 harbored JAK2-V617F and MPL ; and patient #67 was positive for all three driver genes. The JAK2 - V617F variant allele frequency (VAF) was assessed in 66/80 patients, revealing a median of 34.0% (range, 5.0–96.0). ASXL1 ( n  = 34 patients) were the most common non-driver mutations, followed by TET2 ( n  = 26), U2AF1 ( n  = 12), and DNMT3A ( n  = 11). During a median follow up of 4.8 years, 24 (17%) patients experienced VTE, 15 (11%) ATE, and two patients experienced both. Among the 24 patients with VTE, 12 (50%) experienced splanchnic vein thrombosis. The JAK2-V617F mutation was associated with VTE (OR 2.6, 95% CI 1.01–7.16), while the DNMT3A mutation was an independent predictor of ATE (OR 5.40, 95% CI 1.30-22.42). High JAK2-V617F VAF (> 50%) was not related with an increased thrombotic risk. Results of this study demonstrate the significance of DNMT3A mutations as an independent molecular risk factor for ATE, highlighting the potential to include these somatic non-driver mutations in future thrombosis risk scores.

There is still some controversy about the relationship between lipids and venous thrombosis (VTE). A bidirectional Mendelian randomization (MR) study was conducted to clarify the causal relationship between three classical lipids (low-density lipoprotein (LDL), high-density lipoprotein (HDL) and triglycerides (TGs)) and venous thromboembolism (VTE) (deep venous thrombosis (DVT) and pulmonary embolism (PE)). Three classical lipids and VTE were analysed by bidirectional Mendelian randomization (MR). We used the random effect inverse variance weighted (IVW) model as the main analysis model and the weighted median method, simple mode method, weighted mode method and MR–Egger methods as supplementary methods. The leave-one-out test was used to determine the influence of outliers. The heterogeneity was calculated by using Cochran Q statistics in the MR–Egger and IVW methods. The intercept term in the MR‒Egger regression was used to indicate whether horizontal pleiotropy affected the results of the MR analysis. In addition, MR-PRESSO identified outlier single-nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) and obtained a stable result by removing outlier SNPs and then performing MR analysis. When we used three classical lipids (LDL, HDL and TGs) as exposure variables, no causal relationship between them and VTE (DVT and PE) was found. In addition, we did not find significant causal effects of VTE on the three classical lipids in reverse MR analysis. There is no significant causal relationship between three classical lipids (LDL, HDL and TGs) and VTE (DVT and PE) from a genetic point of view.

To elucidate the role of splanchnic vein thrombosis (SVT) and genomic characteristics in prognosis and survival, we compared patients with polycythemia vera (PV) or essential thrombocythemia (ET) presenting SVT at diagnosis (n = 69, median age 43 years) or during follow-up (n = 21, median age 46 years) to a sex- and age-matched control group of PV/ET without SVT (n = 165, median age 48 years). The majority of patients presenting with SVT at diagnosis were classified as myeloproliferative neoplasm with heterozygous JAK2 mutation (87% of cases vs. 69% in PV/ET control group, p < 0.05), characterized by low JAK2 allele burden and no high-risk mutations. Despite this lower molecular complexity, patients presenting with SVT showed a higher risk of death (HR 3.0, 95% CI 1.5-6.0, p = 0.003) and lower event-free survival (HR 3.0, 95% CI 1.9–4.8, p < 0.001) than age- and sex-matched PV/ET controls. In patients presenting with SVT, molecular high-risk was associated with increased risk of venous re-thrombosis (HR 5.8, 95% CI 1.4–24.0, p = 0.01). Patients developing SVT during follow-up were more frequently allocated in molecular high-risk than those with SVT at diagnosis (52% versus 13%, p < 0.05). In the whole cohort of patients, molecular classification identified PV/ET patients at higher risk of disease progression whereas DNMT3A/TET2/ASXL1 mutations were associated with higher risk of arterial thrombosis. In conclusion, clinical and molecular characteristics are different in PV/ET patients with SVT, depending on whether it occurs at diagnosis or at follow-up. Molecular characterization by NGS is useful for assessing the risk of thrombosis and disease progression in young patients with PV/ET.

Thrombophilias are usually caused by loss-of-function mutations in natural anticoagulants or gain-of-function mutations in procoagulants. A mutation in a Japanese family documents a novel mechanism, procoagulant (prothrombin) resistance to anticoagulant (antithrombin). Patients with hereditary thrombophilia often present with unusual clinical episodes of venous thrombosis at a young age and recurrence in atypical vessels, often with a family history of the condition. 1 Genetic studies of hereditary thrombophilia have revealed two types of genetic defects: loss-of-function mutations in the natural anticoagulants antithrombin, protein C, and protein S, along with gain-of-function mutations in procoagulant factors V (factor V Leiden) and II (prothrombin G20210A). 2 To date, numerous genetic defects have been found in families with hereditary thrombophilia, but there may be many undiscovered causative mutations. 3 Here, we describe a case of hereditary thrombosis induced by . . .

Plasminogen activator inhibitor 1 (PAI-1) is the main inhibitor of tissue-type and urokinase-type plasminogen activator. A 4G/5G polymorphism in the promoter region of the PAI-1 gene has been reported to enhance the plasma levels of PAI-1. In particular, the 4G allele (guanosine deletion) has been linked with increased plasma PAI-1 levels, which may lead to impaired activity of the fibrinolytic system, thus increasing the incidence of thrombotic events. The aim of this case-control study was to analyze whether variants of the PAI-1 promotor genotype 4G/4G, 4G/5G and 5G/5G, in particular the 4G/5G-variant, constitute an independent risk factor of cerebral venous thrombosis (CVT). A total of 136 consecutive patients with proven CVT were compared to 1,054 DNA specimens of healthy controls from a population-based cohort. PAI-1 promotor polymorphisms were evaluated using polymerase chain reaction. No significant association of CVT with PAI-1 4G/5G was found in either the additive (OR 1.04; 95 % CI 0.78–1.38) or in the dominant model (OR 1.24; 95 % CI 0.72–2.13). Also, the prevalence of the other genotypes (4G/4G and 5G/5G) in patients was not significantly different from controls. When considering the variants of the PAI-1 promoter genotype in combination with known genetical thrombophilias, no differences were found either. As was expected, the prothrombin (G20210A) genotype was confirmed as an independent risk factor for CVT. We conclude that the 4G allele of the PAI-1 polymorphism does not increase the risk of CVT in adults.

The risk of venous thromboembolism (VTE) is higher after the total hip or knee replacement surgery than after almost any other surgical procedure; warfarin sodium is commonly prescribed to reduce this peri-operative risk. Warfarin has a narrow therapeutic window with high inter-individual dose variability and can cause hemorrhage. The genetics-informatics trial (GIFT) of warfarin to prevent deep vein thrombosis (DVT) is a 2 × 2 factorial-design, randomized controlled trial designed to compare the safety and effectiveness of warfarin-dosing strategies. GIFT will answer two questions: (1) does pharmacogenetic (PGx) dosing reduce the rate of adverse events in orthopedic patients; and (2) is a lower target international normalized ratio (INR) non-inferior to a higher target INR in orthopedic participants? The composite primary endpoint of the trial is symptomatic and asymptomatic VTE (identified on screening ultrasonography), major hemorrhage, INR⩾4, and death.

Our results represent the first comparison of venous and arterial thrombosis at the transcriptomic level.Our main result was the demonstration that immunothrombosis pathways are important to the pathophysiology of these conditions, also at the transcriptomic level.A specific signature for venous and arterial thrombosis was described, and validated in independent cohorts.The limited number of public repositories with gene expression data from patients with venous thromboembolism limits the representation of these patients in our analyses.In order to gather a meaningful number of studies with gene expression data we had to include patients in different time-points since the index thrombotic event, which might have increased the heterogeneity of our population.

Background The ARCTIC study randomized 2440 patients scheduled for stent implantation to a strategy of platelet function monitoring with drug adjustment in patients who had a poor response to antiplatelet therapy or to a conventional strategy without monitoring and drug adjustment. No significant improvement in clinical outcomes with platelet function monitoring was observed. Objective The purpose of this study is to assess the relationships between CYP2C19 genotypes, clopidogrel pharmacodynamic response, and clinical outcome. Methods and results In the ARCTIC-GENE study, 1394 patients were genotyped for loss- and gain-of-function CYP2C19 alleles. Randomization of treatment strategy was well balanced. Slow metabolizers identified as carriers of at least one loss-of-function allele CYP2C19*2 ( n  = 459) were more likely poor responders at randomization (41.6 vs. 31.6 %, p  = 0.0112) and 14 days later (23.8 vs. 10.4 %, p  < 0.0001) and more frequently on prasugrel (11.5 vs. 8.1 %, p  = 0.039) as compared with rapid metabolizers ( n  = 935). Intensification of antiplatelet treatment did not differ between slow and rapid metabolizers according to the study algorithm based on platelet function only. The primary study outcome defined as the composite of death, myocardial infarction, stent thrombosis, stroke, or urgent revascularization 1 year after stent implantation did not differ between slow and rapid metabolizers (HR 0.988, 95 % CI [0.812;1.202], p  = 0.90). Likewise, the primary safety outcome did not differ between rapid and slow metabolizer phenotype. Conclusions The genetic clopidogrel profile was a good marker of platelet function response on clopidogrel but was not related to clinical outcome suggesting that the genetic added little to the pharmacodynamic information used in the study to adjust antiplatelet therapy. ClinicalTrials.gov : NCT00827411.