Fibrinogen Pretoria - A clinical and biochemical study of a Pretoria family with fibrinogen dysfunction resulting from a gamma chain defect [6]

South African Medical Journal

Volumn 92, Issue 12, 2002, Pages 968-970

  Franz, R C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PRETORIA   (South Africa)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTITHROMBIN; FIBRINOGEN; FRESH FROZEN PLASMA; HEPARIN; LOW MOLECULAR WEIGHT HEPARIN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AMINO ACID SUBSTITUTION; BLEEDING TENDENCY; BRAIN HEMORRHAGE; CASE REPORT; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRYOPRECIPITATION; DEEP VEIN THROMBOSIS; ECCHYMOSIS; FAMILY; FEMALE; FIBRIN POLYMERIZATION; FIBRINOGEN DEFECT; HEMATOMA; HUMAN; LETTER; LUNG EMBOLISM; MALE; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; THROMBIN TIME; THROMBOELASTOGRAPHY; THROMBOEMBOLISM; THROMBOPHLEBITIS;

ADOLESCENT; AFIBRINOGENEMIA; AMINO ACID SUBSTITUTION; FACTOR VIII; FEMALE; FIBRINOGEN; HUMANS; PEDIGREE; SOUTH AFRICA; THROMBELASTOGRAPHY; THROMBIN TIME;

EID: 0036918722     PISSN: 02569574     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Letter

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