The incidence of dysfunctional antithrombin variants: four cases in 210 patients with thromboembolic disease.

doi:10.1111/j.1365-2141.1991.tb08584.x

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The incidence of dysfunctional antithrombin variants: four cases in 210 patients with thromboembolic disease.

British journal of haematology - 1 Mar 1991

Harper P L, Luddington R J, Daly M, Bruce D, Williamson D, Edgar P F, Perry D J, Carrell R W

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210 patients, with a history of venous thrombosis, have undergone prothrombotic investigations. In nine cases a consistent deficiency of antithrombin was identified. In five there was a reduction in the plasma antigenic concentration of antithrombin and in a further four cases deficiency was due...

Topics

Adult
Aged
Antithrombin III
Antithrombin III Deficiency
Female
Humans
Male
Middle Aged
Mutation
Pulmonary Embolism
Thrombophlebitis

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