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Homozygous protein C deficiency with a double variant His 202 to Tyr and Ala 346 to Thr.
Blood coagulation & fibrinolysis : an international journal in haemostasis and thrombosis - 1 Jun 1998
Kemahli S, Alhenc-Gelas M, Gandrille S, Aiach M, Akar N, Cin S
Abstract excerpt
We present the protein C gene analysis of a patient with homozygous protein C deficiency. The patient was referred with purpura fulminans 3 h after birth. Skin necroses had developed on the scalp, abdomen and upper extremities when he was two days old. His protein C activity was 0.03-0.05 IU/ml and the levels in his consanguineous parents were 0.32 and 0.40 IU/ml. He was treated initially with fresh frozen...
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