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In a patient with a Factor V Leiden heterozygous mutation but no prior thrombosis, would you consider using a JAK inhibitor for the treatment of spondyloarthritis or rheumatoid arthritis if other options have been ineffective?

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Rheumatology · Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences (USUHS)
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1. I'd love to hear others' thoughts who are more versed in thrombotic diastheses and JAKi's.

2. The only article I could find assessing this showed no differences between the JAKi arm and the tumor necrosis factor inhibitor arm regarding patients with thrombophilia mutations (Weitz, et al., PMID 363...

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