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Fibrinogen Milano XII: a dysfunctional variant containing 2 amino acid substitutions, Aalpha R16C and gamma G165R.
Blood - 15 Jul 2001
Bolliger-Stucki B, Lord S T, Furlan M
Abstract excerpt
Fibrinogen Milano XII was detected in an asymptomatic Italian woman, whose routine coagulation test results revealed a prolonged thrombin time. Fibrinogen levels in functional assays were considerably lower than levels in immunologic assays. Polymerization of purified fibrinogen was strongly impaired in the presence of calcium or ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid (EDTA). Two heterozygous structural defects were...
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