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Diffuse Intracerebral Hemorrhage in an Infant With a Novel Homozygous Variant Leading to Severe Protein C Deficiency.
Journal of pediatric hematology/oncology - 1 Aug 2021
Martin Georgina, Thomas Mary Ann, Wei Xing-Chang, Le Doan
Abstract excerpt
Protein C is a circulating anticoagulant that inhibits factor Va and VIIIa and promotes fibrinolysis. Compound heterozygous or homozygous variants in the Protein C gene (PROC) lead to severe deficiency of protein C and affected neonates typically present shortly after birth with purpura fulminans. We describe an infant who suffered a diffuse intracranial hemorrhage as a neonate and presented with purpura...
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