Molecular genetics of human antithrombin deficiency.

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Human antithrombin is the major plasma inhibitor of thrombin both in the presence and absence of heparin. Its physiological importance is emphasised by the recurrent thromboses that individuals with a deficient or functionally abnormal protein are prone to develop. Such deficiencies are estimated to affect as many as 1:630 of the general population and between 3% and 5% of patients with thrombotic disease. The...

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