Protein C levels in β-thalassemia major patients in the east Nile delta of Egypt
BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: Thalassemic patients have an increased risk for thromboembolic complications. To determine if this might be due to a deficiency in protein C, we investigated the status of the protein C anticoagulant pathway in thalassemia major patients and its relationship to the hyperco...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2010-04-01
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Series: | Hematology/Oncology and Stem Cell Therapy |
Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1658387610500360 |