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Studies on congenital protein C deficiency in Japanese: prevalence, genetic analysis, and relevance to the onset of arterial occlusive diseases.
Seminars in thrombosis and hemostasis - 1 Jan 2000
Sakata T, Kario K, Katayama Y, Matsuyama T, Kato H, Miyata T
Abstract excerpt
Hereditary protein C deficiency is associated with a predisposition to venous thrombosis. We identified 43 patients with protein C deficiency by screening approximately 26,800 patients admitted to the National Cardiovascular Center Hospital. The observed prevalence of protein C deficiency was 1 per 620. We performed genetic analyses of 57 Japanese families with protein C deficiency. Combined with the results of...
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