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Genotypic variation in the promoter region of the protein C gene is associated with plasma protein C levels and thrombotic risk.
Arteriosclerosis, thrombosis, and vascular biology - 1 Feb 1995
Spek C A, Koster T, Rosendaal F R, Bertina R M, Reitsma P H
Abstract excerpt
Protein C is a vitamin K-dependent zymogen of a serine protease that inhibits blood coagulation by proteolytic inactivation of factors Va and VIIIa. Individuals with protein C deficiency are at risk for thrombophlebitis, deep-vein thrombosis, and pulmonary embolism. Genetic analysis of a number of randomly chosen healthy individuals revealed three polymorphisms, C/T at -654, A/G at -641, and A/T at -476, in the...
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