Fibrinogen Kaiserslautern (γ 380 Lys to Asn): A new glycosylated fibrinogen variant with delayed polymerization

British Journal of Haematology

Volumn 99, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 563-569

  Ridgway, Hayley J ^a   Brennan, Stephen O ^a   Loreth, Ralph M ^b   George, Peter M ^a  

^a CHRISTCHURCH HOSPITAL   (New Zealand)

^b Westpfalz Klinikum GmbH   (Germany)

Author keywords

Abnormal; Asialoglycoproteins; Carbohydrate; Fibrinogens; Point mutation; Sialic acids

Indexed keywords

BATROXOBIN; FIBRIN MONOMER; FIBRINOGEN VARIANT; THROMBIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FIBRINOGEN DEFECT; HUMAN; NUCLEIC ACID BASE SUBSTITUTION; POINT MUTATION; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DOMAIN; PROTEIN POLYMERIZATION; THROMBIN TIME;

EID: 0030723472     PISSN: 00071048     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2141.1997.4363246.x     Document Type: Article

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