Cryofibrinogenemia: Incidence, Clinical Correlations, and a Review of the Literature
- 1 November 1972
- journal article
- review article
- Published by Oxford University Press (OUP) in American Journal of Clinical Pathology
- Vol. 58 (5) , 524-530
- https://doi.org/10.1093/ajcp/58.5.524
Abstract
Cryofibrinogens are fibrinogen complexes which precipitate at 4 C. Cryofibrinogenemia is present in 3.4% of oxalated blood samples submitted to the hospital clinical laboratory for complete blood counts. Individuals with cryofibrinogenemia are more likely to have diabetes mellitus than is a random hospital patient. Patients with cryofibrinogenemia are four to five times more likely to have invasive cancer, or a severe thromboembolic episode, or to die, than is a random hospital patient. Patients with cryofibrinogenemia have hyperfibrinogenemia and elevated levels of alpha-1-anti trypsin.Keywords
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