Thrombosis Research
Volume 125, Issue 3 , Pages 230-234 , March 2010

Hereditary protein C deficiency caused by the Ala267Thr mutation in the protein C gene is associated with symptomatic and asymptomatic venous thrombosis

  • Lena Tjeldhorn

      Affiliations

    • Department of Hematology, Oslo University Hospital Ullevål, Oslo, Norway
    • Faculty of Medicine, University of Oslo, Norway
    • ,
  • Per Morten Sandset

      Affiliations

    • Department of Hematology, Oslo University Hospital Ullevål, Oslo, Norway
    • Faculty of Medicine, University of Oslo, Norway
    • ,
  • Kaia Haugbro

      Affiliations

    • Department of Hematology, Oslo University Hospital Ullevål, Oslo, Norway
    • ,
  • Grethe Skretting

      Affiliations

    • Department of Hematology, Oslo University Hospital Ullevål, Oslo, Norway
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Department of Hematology, Oslo University Hospital Ullevål, N-0407 Oslo, Norway. Tel.: +47 23015552; fax: +47 23016211.

Received 10 December 2008 ,Revised 23 March 2009 ,Accepted 21 May 2009.

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PII: S0049-3848(09)00248-5

doi: 10.1016/j.thromres.2009.05.013

Thrombosis Research
Volume 125, Issue 3 , Pages 230-234 , March 2010

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