Publications by authors named "F Nicham"

The common genetic G to A variation of the prothrombin gene is associated with elevated levels of prothrombin [factor II (FII)] and is recognized as a risk factor for thrombosis. To determine whether one type of assay for plasma FII measurement was more efficient than other assays in displaying high FII levels in 20210A carriers, we compared five methods of measuring FII levels [i.e.

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The diagnosis of Protein C (PC) congenital deficiency is of first importance because it leads, more frequently than Antithrombin III deficiency, to serious thromboembolic accidents in young patients, even when PC levels are slightly decreased (40 p. cent up to 60 p. cent).

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