title: Functional heredity protein S deficiency with arterial thrombosis.
abstract: Protein S is a vitamin K-dependent protein that functions as a regulatory protein to limit clotting. The authors present and discuss the case of a 37-year-old man with a type IIa protein S deficiency. The diagnosis and treatment of a protein S deficiency is also described.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, State University of New York, Buffalo.
authors.forename: P A
authors.initials: PA
authors.lastname: Taheri
authors.forename: B A
authors.initials: BA
authors.lastname: Eagel
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Karamanoukian
authors.forename: E L
authors.initials: EL
authors.lastname: Hoover
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Logue
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001798:Blood Proteins / Q000172:deficiency*; D004198:Disease Susceptibility; D006023:Glycoproteins / Q000172:deficiency*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D017293:Protein S; D012008:Recurrence; D012086:Reoperation; D013927:Thrombosis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery
chemical_list: D001798:Blood Proteins; D006023:Glycoproteins; D017293:Protein S