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Compound heterozygous protein C deficiency with pulmonary embolism caused by a novel PROC gene mutation: Case report and literature review.
Medicine - 21 Oct 2022
Zhang Zhaorui, Yang Zhen, Chen Mei, Li Yuzhu
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RATIONALE: Protein C is an anticoagulation agent, and protein C deficiency results in vascular thrombosis disease. Hereditary protein C deficiency is a risk factor for pulmonary embolism in adults. Pathogenic variants of the Protein C, Inactivator Of Coagulation Factors Va And VIIIa (PROC) gene which encodes protein C have been identified as a cause of protein C deficiency. PATIENT CONCERNS: We describe a patient...
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