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Thrombotic dysfibrinogenemia. Fibrinogen "Caracas V" relation between very tight fibrin network and defective clot degradability.
Thrombosis research - 15 Jul 2000
Marchi R, Mirshahi S S, Soria C, Mirshahi M, Zohar M, Collet J P, de Bosch N B, Arocha-Piñango C L, Soria J
Abstract excerpt
Fibrinogen Caracas V is a thrombotic dysfibrinogenemia with an Aalpha 532 Ser-->Cys mutation characterized by a tight fibrin network formed of thin fibers responsible for a less porous clot than a normal one. In the present work, fibrinogen Caracas V is further characterized in order to understand the relationship between the structural defect and thrombophilia. This thrombotic disorder has been attributed to a...
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