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Cryptogenetic liver cirrhosis and prothrombotic mutations - A mere association?
Revista espanola de enfermedades digestivas - 1 Sept 2016
Monereo Muñoz María, Aguilera García Selena Gala, de la Barreda Heusser Raquel, González Arnay Emilio, García Hernández Sonia, González Reimers Emilio
Abstract excerpt
Thrombin activation and microthrombosis of intrahepatic portal venules is a common feature in liver cirrhosis, due in part to relative protein C deficiency and altered coagulation-anticoagulation-fibrinolysis balance. Extension of this microthrombotic process to larger portal vessels explains the increased incidence of portal vein thrombosis in liver cirrhosis. Thrombin not only leads to thrombosis, but also...
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