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Functional evaluation of an inherited abnormal fibrinogen: fibrinogen “Baltimore”
Eugene A. Beck, … , Alfred Vogel, Dudley P. Jackson
Eugene A. Beck, … , Alfred Vogel, Dudley P. Jackson
Published September 1, 1971
Citation Information: J Clin Invest. 1971;50(9):1874-1884. https://doi.org/10.1172/JCI106680.
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Functional evaluation of an inherited abnormal fibrinogen: fibrinogen “Baltimore”

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Abstract

The rate of clotting and the rate of development and degree of turbidity after addition of thrombin to plasma or purified fibrinogen from a patient with fibrinogen Baltimore was delayed when compared with normal, especially in the presence of low concentrations of thrombin. Optimal coagulation and development of translucent, rather than opaque, clots occurred at a lower pH with the abnormal fibrinogen than with normal. Development of turbidity during clotting of the abnormal plasma or fibrinogen was less than normal at each pH tested, but was maximal in both at approximately pH 6.4. The physical quality of clots formed from fibrinogen Baltimore was abnormal, as demonstrated by a decreased amplitude on thromboelastography. The morphologic appearance of fibrin strands formed from fibrinogen Baltimore by thrombin at pH 7.4 was abnormal when examined by phase contrast or electron microscopy, but those formed by thrombin at pH 6.4 or by thrombin and calcium chloride were similar to, though less compact, than normal fibrin. The periodicity of fibrin formed from fibrinogen Baltimore was similar to normal and was 231-233 Å.

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Eugene A. Beck, John R. Shainoff, Alfred Vogel, Dudley P. Jackson

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