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A Rare Thrombophilic Occurrence: Dural Venous Sinus Thrombosis in a Patient with Significant Family History of Protein S Deficiency

Protein S is a potent anticoagulant that downregulates thrombin formation and is a vitamin K-dependent glycoprotein which is primarily synthesized in the liver. A deficiency in this protein or decreased activity, as seen in hereditary protein S deficiency, can lead to life-threatening thrombosis. He...

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Autores principales: Amaratunga, Eluwana A, Kamau, James, Ernst, Emily, Snyder, Richard
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Cureus 2021
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8040743/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33859915
http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.13866