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A chronic hypercoagulable state in patients with beta-thalassaemia major is already present in childhood.
British journal of haematology - 1 Dec 1999
Eldor A, Durst R, Hy-Am E, Goldfarb A, Gillis S, Rachmilewitz E A, Abramov A, MacLouf J, Godefray Y C, De Raucourt E, Guillin M C
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A higher than normal incidence of thromboembolic events has been observed in adult patients with beta-thalassaemia major (TM) and certain haemostatic anomalies found in these patients suggest the existence of a chronic hypercoagulable state. Thalassaemic red blood cells (RBC) were demonstrated to facilitate thrombin formation due to altered asymmetry of the membrane phospholipids with enhanced exposure of...
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