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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Main Authors: Tamer H. Hassan, Rabab M. Elbehedy, Doaa M. Youssef, Ghada E. Amr
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2010-04-01
Series:Hematology/Oncology and Stem Cell Therapy
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1658387610500360