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Fibrinogen deficiency, but not plasminogen deficiency, increases mortality synergistically in combination with sickle hemoglobin SAD in transgenic mice.
American journal of hematology - 1 Dec 2007
Roszell Nancy J, Danton Mary Jo, Jiang Maorong, Witte David, Daugherty Cynthia, Grimes Timothy, Girdler Benjamin, Anderson Kathleen P, Franco Robert S, Degen Jay L, Joiner Clinton H
Abstract excerpt
Patients with sickle cell disease exhibit both acute and chronic activation of the coagulation and fibrinolytic systems. To test the relationship between sickle cell pathology and activation of the hemostatic system, mice with targeted deletions of plasminogen (Plg) or fibrinogen (Fib) were cross...
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