- Concept UI
- M0027690
- Scope Note
- An autosomal dominant disorder showing decreased levels of plasma protein S antigen or activity, associated with venous thrombosis and pulmonary embolism. PROTEIN S is a vitamin K-dependent plasma protein that inhibits blood clotting by serving as a cofactor for activated PROTEIN C (also a vitamin K-dependent protein), and the clinical manifestations of its deficiency are virtually identical to those of protein C deficiency. Treatment with heparin for acute thrombotic processes is usually followed by maintenance administration of coumarin drugs for the prevention of recurrent thrombosis. (From Harrison's Principles of Internal Medicine, 12th ed, p1511; Wintrobe's Clinical Hematology, 9th ed, p1523)
- Terms
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Protein S Deficiency
Preferred Term
Term UI
T054988
Date01/01/1999
LexicalTag
NON
ThesaurusID
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Deficiency, Protein S
Term UI
T054987
Date01/25/1994
LexicalTag
NON
ThesaurusID
NLM (1995)
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Hereditary Thrombophilia Due To Protein S Deficiency
Term UI
T842345
Date04/18/2013
LexicalTag
NON
ThesaurusID
GHR (2014)