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Hypoglycosylation is a common finding in antithrombin deficiency in the absence of a SERPINC1 gene defect.
Journal of thrombosis and haemostasis : JTH - 1 Aug 2016
de la Morena-Barrio M E, Martínez-Martínez I, de Cos C, Wypasek E, Roldán V, Undas A, van Scherpenzeel M, Lefeber D J, Toderici M, Sevivas T, España F, Jaeken J, Corral J, Vicente V
Abstract excerpt
UNLABELLED: Essentials We investigated the molecular base of antithrombin deficiency in cases without SERPINC1 defects. 27% of cases presented hypoglycosylation, transient in 62% and not restricted to antithrombin. Variations in genes involved in N-glycosylation underline this phenotype. These results support a new form of thrombophilia. Click here to listen to Dr Huntington's perspective on thrombin inhibition...
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