Antithrombin and protein C are two crucial members in the anticoagulant system and play important roles in hemostasis. Mutations in SERPINC1 and PROC lead to deficiency or dysfunction of the two proteins, which could result in venous thromboembolism (VTE). Here, we report a Chinese 22-year-old young man who developed recurrent and serious VTE in cerebral veins, visceral veins, and deep veins of the lower extremity. Laboratory tests and direct sequencing of PROC and SERPINC1 were conducted for the patient and his family members. Coagulation tests revealed that the patient presented type I antithrombin deficiency combined with decreased protein C activity resulting from a small insertion mutation c.848_849insGATGT in SERPINC1 and a short deletion variant c.572_574delAGA in PROC. This combination of the two mutations was absent in 400 healthy subjects each from southern and northern China. Then, we summarized all the mutations of the SERPINC1 and PROC gene reported in the Chinese Han population. This study demonstrates that the combination of antithrombin deficiency and decreased protein C activity can result in severe VTE and that the coexistence of different genetic factors may increase the risk of VTE.
基金:
National Natural Science Foundation of China [81400185]
通讯机构:[1]Huazhong Univ Sci & Technol,Tongji Med Coll,Tongji Hosp,Inst Hypertens,Wuhan 430030,Hubei,Peoples R China[2]Huazhong Univ Sci & Technol,Tongji Med Coll,Tongji Hosp,Dept Internal Med,Div Cardiol,Hubei Key Lab Genet,Wuhan 430030,Hubei,Peoples R China
推荐引用方式(GB/T 7714):
Wang Dong,Tian Min,Cui Guanglin,et al.Antithrombin deficiency and decreased protein C activity in a young man with venous thromboembolism: a case report[J].FRONTIERS OF MEDICINE.2018,12(3):319-323.doi:10.1007/s11684-017-0553-4.
APA:
Wang, Dong,Tian, Min,Cui, Guanglin&Wang, Dao Wen.(2018).Antithrombin deficiency and decreased protein C activity in a young man with venous thromboembolism: a case report.FRONTIERS OF MEDICINE,12,(3)
MLA:
Wang, Dong,et al."Antithrombin deficiency and decreased protein C activity in a young man with venous thromboembolism: a case report".FRONTIERS OF MEDICINE 12..3(2018):319-323