title: Thromboembolic diseases in neonates and children.
abstract: Acquired and inherited prothrombotic risk factors increase the risk of thrombosis in neonates, infants and children. After suffering thrombosis white paediatric patients should be screened for common gene mutations, i.e. the factor V G1691A, factor II G20210A and MTHFR C677T genotypes, rare inherited prothromboticrisk factors, i.e. deficiencies of protein C,protein S, and antithrombin, plasminogen, probably inherited risk factors, i.e. fibrinogen, factor VIIIC, factor XII, new candidates, i.e. elevation of lipoprotein (a),and fasting homocysteine concentrations (3-6 months after thrombotic onset). Data interpretation is based on age-dependent reference ranges or the identification of causative gene mutations/polymorphisms with respect to individual ethnic backgrounds.
authors.affiliation: Paediatric Haematology/Oncology Univ. children's hospital Münster, Germany. leagottl@uni-muenster.de
authors.forename: Ulrike
authors.initials: U
authors.lastname: Nowak-Göttl
authors.forename: Christine
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Duering
authors.forename: Beate
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Kempf-Bielack
authors.forename: Ronald
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Sträter
mesh_terms: D002648:Child; D005820:Genetic Testing; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D012307:Risk Factors; D013923:Thromboembolism / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000235:genetics*