Dysfibrinogenemia: Follow-up

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Further Reading

Clinical guidelines:
Guidelines for the use of fresh-frozen plasma, cryoprecipitate and cryosupernatant. British Committee for Standards in Haematology - Professional Association. 2004 Jul. 18 pages. NGC:006191

Clinical trials:
Fibrinogen Concentrate (Human) − Efficacy and Safety Study

Keywords

congenital dysfibrinogenemia, fibrinogen, fibrin, fibrinolysis, clotting cascade, coagulation factor, coagulation factors, clotting factor, clotting factors, coagulation disorders, coagulation disorder, abnormal clot formation, fibrinopeptide, thrombotic events

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Wendy Brick, MD, Consulting Staff, Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Hematology and Oncology, Mecklenburg Medical Group
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Russell Burgess, MD, Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Hematology/Oncology, East Carolina Internal Medicine
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Guy B Faguet, MD, Former Professor, Department of Medicine, Section of Hematology and Oncology, Medical College of Georgia
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