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Case Reports
. 2008 Aug;81(2):123-9.
doi: 10.1111/j.1600-0609.2008.01094.x. Epub 2008 May 11.

A novel fibrinogen variant--Liberec: dysfibrinogenaemia associated with gamma Tyr262Cys substitution

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A novel fibrinogen variant--Liberec: dysfibrinogenaemia associated with gamma Tyr262Cys substitution

Roman Kotlín et al. Eur J Haematol. 2008 Aug.

Abstract

Objective: A 22-yr-old woman had abnormal preoperative coagulation test results and congenital dysfibrinogenaemia was suspected.

Patients and methods: The patient from Liberec (Czech Republic) had a low fibrinogen plasma level as determined by Clauss method, normal fibrinogen level as determined by immunoturbidimetrical method, and prolonged thrombin time. To identify the genetic mutation responsible for this dysfibrinogen, genomic DNA extracted from the blood was analysed. Fibrin polymerisation measurement, kinetics of fibrinopeptide release, fibrinogen clottability measurement and scanning electron microscopy were performed.

Results: DNA sequencing showed the heterozygous fibrinogen gamma Y262C mutation. Kinetics of fibrinopeptide release was normal, however fibrin polymerisation was impaired. Fibrinogen clottability measurement showed that only about 45% molecules of fibrinogen are involved in the clot formation. Scanning electron microscopy revealed thicker fibres, which were significantly different from the normal control.

Conclusion: A case of dysfibrinogenaemia, found by routine coagulation testing, was genetically identified as a novel fibrinogen variant (gamma Y262C) that has been named Liberec.

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