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Studies on Fletcher trait and Fitzgerald trait. A rare chance to disclose body's defense reactions against injury.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  20838736     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
The way by which contact of blood with foreign surface accelerates clotting has been elucidated from the discovery of four rare disorders of blood coagulation; Hageman trait, plasma thromboplastin antecedent (PTA) deficiency, Fletcher trait, and Fitzgerald trait. Interestingly, it was unexpectedly found that Fletcher factor is plasma prekallikrein and Fitzgerald factor is high-molecular-weight kininogen; components of the kinin-generating system, thus disclosing intimate relationships among clotting, fibrinolysis and kinin generation which may be viewed as body's defense reactions against injury. This review mainly reflects our research on Fletcher trait and Fitzgerald trait during the 1970s in Cleveland.
Authors:
Hidehiko Saito
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Historical Article; Journal Article; Portraits; Review     Date:  2010-09-13
Journal Detail:
Title:  Thrombosis and haemostasis     Volume:  104     ISSN:  0340-6245     ISO Abbreviation:  Thromb. Haemost.     Publication Date:  2010 Nov 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2010-11-08     Completed Date:  2011-04-08     Revised Date:  2011-05-23    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  7608063     Medline TA:  Thromb Haemost     Country:  Germany    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  867-74     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
Nagoya Central Hospital, Nagoya, Japan. hidehiko.saito@jr-central.co.jp
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Animals
Blood Coagulation Disorders, Inherited / blood,  genetics,  history*
Blood Coagulation Tests / history
Hematology / history*
Hemostasis* / genetics
History, 20th Century
Humans
Kininogen, High-Molecular-Weight / genetics,  history*,  metabolism
Prekallikrein / genetics,  history*,  metabolism
Chemical
Reg. No./Substance:
0/Kininogen, High-Molecular-Weight; 9055-02-1/Prekallikrein

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