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Renovascular hypertension due to antithrombin deficiency in childhood.
Pediatric nephrology (Berlin, Germany) - 1 Nov 2004
Miura Kaori, Takahashi Tsutomu, Takahashi Ikuko, Komatsu Masaki, Tsuchida Satoko, Mikami Tamaki, Suzuki Takashi, Takahashi Satoshi, Takada Goro
Abstract excerpt
Inherited antithrombin deficiency generally causes a predisposition toward vascular thrombus above the age of 15 years. A 1-year-old boy developed renal hypertension caused by renal artery obstruction due to thrombus formation. This thrombus formation was attributed to antithrombin deficiency caused by a novel SERPINCI gene mutation (AT III Akita, M352R). This suggests that antithrombin deficiency can cause renal...
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