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Gene targeting in hemostasis. tissue factor pathway inhibitor.
Frontiers in bioscience : a journal and virtual library - 1 Feb 2001
Chan J C
Abstract excerpt
Tissue Factor Pathway Inhibitor (TFPI) is a serine protease inhibitor of the Factor VIIa/Tissue Factor (FVIIa/TF)-initiated clotting cascade. Mice expressing a mutant form of TFPI, in which its Kunitz-1 domain has been deleted (TFPIKu1delta/delta), die prematurely in embryogenesis between E9.5dpc and birth. These results provide a rationale for the absence of TFPI-deficient patients. This early mortality can be...
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