Thromboembolic Accidents in Patients with Congenitial Deficiency of Factor XII

Abstract
A reduction in circulating factor XII could play a part in thromboembolic accidents of patients with congenital deficiency of Hageman factor, since a plasmatic factor is diminished which has antiaggregating activity for the platelets. Factor XII may have an important role as an inhibitor of platelet aggregation quite independently of the well known coagulant and fibrinolytic activities. Having activated the formation of the 1st fibrin factor XII may intervene in the regulation of the progress of a thrombus by both its fibrinolytic and platelet aggregation inhibiting activities.

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