Deficiency of both protein C and protein S in a family with ischemic strokes in young adults.
Protein C and protein S deficiencies increase the risk of venous thrombosis and pulmonary embolism, but their role in arterial thrombosis or embolism is controversial. We describe cerebral ischemia in two young women in a family with inherited deficiencies of both proteins C and S and provide evidence that a combined deficiency of proteins C and S may be a high risk factor for ischemic stroke in young adults.
Department of Neurology, Heinrich-Heine-University, Düsseldorf, Germany.
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Köller
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Stoll
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Sitzer
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Burk
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Schöttler
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Freund
D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D002545:Brain Ischemia / Q000150:complications* / Q000235:genetics*; D002561:Cerebrovascular Disorders / Q000150:complications* / Q000235:genetics*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010375:Pedigree; D020151:Protein C Deficiency; D018455:Protein S Deficiency