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Protein C and protein S in homozygous sickle cell disease: does hepatic dysfunction contribute to low levels?
British journal of haematology - 1 Sept 1997
Wright J G, Malia R, Cooper P, Thomas P, Preston F E, Serjeant G R
Abstract excerpt
The aim of this study was to confirm reports of low protein C (PC) and S (PS) concentrations in steady-state patients with homozygous sickle cell (SS) disease when compared to a racially matched normal haemoglobin (AA) control group and to examine the mechanisms of this reduction with respect to hepatic function, coagulation activation and haematological indices. In 36 SS patients and 35 AA race-matched controls...
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