Fitzgerald factor: a hitherto unrecognised coagulation factor.
A newly recognised asymptomatic coagulation-factor deficiency is reported in a 71-year-old man. This factor seems to operate at an early stage in the intrinsic coagulation pathway and participates in other Hageman-factor-mediated biological reactions. The patient has an atypical cellular inflammatory response as observed by the skin-window technique.
D000368:Aged; D001778:Blood Coagulation Disorders / Q000097:blood / Q000175:diagnosis; D001780:Blood Coagulation Tests; D005172:Factor XI / Q000032:analysis; D005174:Factor XII / Q000032:analysis; D005342:Fibrinolysis; D006801:Humans; D007610:Kallikreins / Q000097:blood; D007958:Leukocyte Count; D008297:Male; D012884:Skin Window Technique
D005174:Factor XII; D005172:Factor XI; D007610:Kallikreins