Fibrinogen Otago: A major α chain truncation associated with severe hypofibrinogenaemia and recurrent miscarriage

British Journal of Haematology

Volumn 98, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 632-639

  Ridgway, Hayley J ^a   Brennan, Stephen O ^a   Faed, James M ^b   George, Peter M ^a  

^a CHRISTCHURCH HOSPITAL   (New Zealand)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Fibrinogen; Hypofibrinogenaemia; Miscarriage; Transfusion; C domain

Indexed keywords

FIBRINOGEN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DNA SEQUENCE; FEMALE; FIBRINOGEN DEFECT; HUMAN; HYPOFIBRINOGENEMIA; PLASMA TRANSFUSION; PREMATURE FETUS MEMBRANE RUPTURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN ELECTROPHORESIS; RECURRENT ABORTION; STOICHIOMETRY; VAGINAL DELIVERY;

EID: 0030931417     PISSN: 00071048     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2141.1997.2753090.x     Document Type: Article

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