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Activated protein C resistance in a neonate with venous thrombosis.
The Journal of pediatrics - 1 Oct 1995
Kodish E, Potter C, Kirschbaum N E, Foster P A
Abstract excerpt
A term infant had a life-threatening inferior venal caval thrombosis during the first 24 hours of life. The plasma from the infant and his mother was found to be resistant to activated protein C and to be heterozygous for the factor V mutation (FV Leiden) associated with this disorder. The presence of this hereditary disorder should be considered in infants with thrombosis and in infants with conditions...
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