PMID: 15389122Sep 25, 2004Paper

A novel mutation (deletion of Aalpha-Asn 80) in an abnormal fibrinogen: fibrinogen Caracas VI. Consequences of disruption of the coiled coil for the polymerization of fibrin: peculiar clot structure and diminished stiffness of the clot

Blood Coagulation & Fibrinolysis : an International Journal in Haemostasis and Thrombosis
R MarchiJ W Weisel

Abstract

An abnormal fibrinogen was identified in a 10-year-old male with a mild bleeding tendency; several years later, the patient developed a thrombotic event. Fibrin polymerization of plasma from the propositus and his mother, as measured by turbidity, was impaired. Plasmin digestion of fibrinogen and thrombin bound to the clot were both normal. The structure of clots from both plasma and purified fibrinogen was characterized by permeability, scanning electron microscopy and rheological measurements. Permeability of patients' clots was abnormal, although some measurements were not reliable because the clots were not mechanically stable. Consistent with these results, the stiffness of patients' clots was decreased approximately two-fold. Electron microscopy revealed that the patients' clots were very heterogeneous in structure. DNA sequencing of the propositus and his mother revealed a new unique point mutation that gives rise to a fibrinogen molecule with a missing amino acid residue at Aalpha-Asn 80. This new mutation, which would disrupt the alpha-helical coiled-coil structure, emphasizes the importance of this part of the molecule for fibrin polymerization and clot structure. This abnormal fibrinogen has been named fibrinogen Car...Continue Reading

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