Ophthalmic manifestations of neonatal protein C deficiency.
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Ophthalmic manifestations of neonatal protein C deficiency.
Protein C is a vitamin K dependent plasma zymogen which acts by regulating coagulation by its specific inactivation of factors V and VII, and facilitates fibrinolysis by elevating circulating plasminogen activator levels. Protein C deficiency is a rare condition which predisposes to episodes ofpotentially blinding and lethal thromboembolism. In the newborn period, congenital protein C deficienc...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: British Journal of Ophthalmology
سال: 1994
ISSN: 0007-1161
DOI: 10.1136/bjo.78.6.486