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

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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 to the presence of a dysfunctional antithrombin variant. The variants have all been characterized by DNA analysis and...

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