title: Prothrombin G20210A mutation in a child with spinal cord infarction.
abstract: Prothrombin G20210A is a newly described common mutation that is associated with an increased risk of arterial and venous thrombosis. We describe a healthy child heterozygous for this prothrombin mutation who had a spinal cord infarct with no other prothrombotic risk factors.
authors.affiliation: Departments of Hematology/Oncology and Neurology, Children's National Medical Center, George Washington University, Washington, DC., USA.
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Young
authors.forename: K A
authors.initials: KA
authors.lastname: Krohn
authors.forename: R J
authors.initials: RJ
authors.lastname: Packer
mesh_terms: D005190:Family; D005260:Female; D006579:Heterozygote; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007238:Infarction / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000235:genetics* / Q000628:therapy; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D009154:Mutation; D011516:Prothrombin / Q000235:genetics*; D012307:Risk Factors; D013116:Spinal Cord / Q000098:blood supply*; D019851:Thrombophilia / Q000235:genetics
chemical_list: D011516:Prothrombin