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Loss of protein C vs protein S results in discrepant thrombotic phenotypes.
Blood advances - 11 Feb 2025
Ku Chia-Jui, Yu Xinge, Zhao Queena Y, Grzegorski Steven J, Daniel Jeffrey G, Ferguson Allison C, Shavit Jordan A
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ABSTRACT: Venous thrombosis is a leading cause of morbidity/mortality and associated with deficiencies of the anticoagulant protein C (PC; PROC) and its cofactor, protein S (PS; PROS1). Heterozygous mutations increase the risk of adult-onset thrombosis, whereas homozygous mutations result in pre/neonatal lethal thrombosis. Phenotypes of patients with PC and PS deficiency are generally considered clinically...
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