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The hypercoagulable status in common Mediterranean β-thalassaemia mutations trait.
International journal of laboratory hematology - 1 Jun 2015
Labib H A, Etewa R L, Atia H
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INTRODUCTION: The coagulation activation in β-thalassaemia is multifactorial and most likely a consequence of the exposure of phosphatidylserine (PS) on RBCs surface. The degree of PS exposure and procoagulant activity of RBCs in β-thalassaemia trait (BTT) subjects carrying common Mediterranean mutations were assessed. METHODS: Eighty BTT subjects carrying common Mediterranean mutations (β+, n = 53 and β0 ,...
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