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Hereditary protein C deficiency and thrombosis risk: genotype and phenotype relation in a large Italian family.
European journal of haematology - 1 Apr 2012
Cafolla Arturo, D'Andrea Giovanna, Baldacci Erminia, Margaglione Maurizio, Mazzucconi Maria Gabriella, Foà Robin
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UNLABELLED: Protein C (PC) deficiency is an autosomal dominant inherited disorder associated with spontaneous and recurrent thrombotic events. Factor V Leiden (FVL) increases the risk of thrombosis in PC-deficient type I families. We have investigated the relationship between PC deficiency genotype and clinical phenotype in a large four-degree Italian family followed since 1988. METHODS: PC activity and antigen...
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