Diseases

Protein C Deficiency

An absence or deficiency in PROTEIN C which leads to impaired regulation of blood coagulation. It is associated with an increased risk of severe or premature thrombosis. (Stedman's Med. Dict., 26th ed.)

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An absence or deficiency in PROTEIN C which leads to impaired regulation of blood coagulation. It is associated with an increased risk of severe or premature thrombosis. (Stedman's Med. Dict., 26th ed.)

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4 entry terms
  • Deficiency, Protein C
  • Hereditary Thrombophilia Due To Protein C Deficiency
  • Deficiencies, Protein C
  • Protein C Deficiencies

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Indexed with the subheadings blood, cerebrospinal fluid, chemically induced, classification, complications, congenital, diagnosis, diagnostic imaging, diet therapy, drug therapy, economics, embryology, enzymology, epidemiology, ethnology, etiology, genetics, history, immunology, metabolism, microbiology, mortality, nursing, parasitology, pathology, physiopathology, prevention & control, psychology, radiotherapy, rehabilitation, surgery, therapy, urine, veterinary, virology.

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1999

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Previous Indexing

  • Blood Proteins (1981-1987)
  • Glycoproteins (1981-1987)
  • Protein C (1987-1998)

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Protein C Deficiency. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D020151. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D020151
  2. Protein C Deficiency. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Protein_C_deficiency
  3. Protein C Deficiency. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1504570