Volume 5, Issue 12
Case Report
Open Access

PROS1 novel splice‐site variant decreases protein S expression in patients from two families with thrombotic disease

Juliane Menezes

Department of Human Genetics, Instituto Nacional de Saúde Doutor Ricardo Jorge, Lisbon, Portugal

Gene Expression and Regulation Group, Biosystems & Integrative Sciences Institute (BioISI), Faculdade de Ciências, Universidade de Lisboa, Lisbon, Portugal

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Célia Ventura

Department of Human Genetics, Instituto Nacional de Saúde Doutor Ricardo Jorge, Lisbon, Portugal

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João Matos Costa

Third Department of Internal Medicine, Hospital Distrital de Santarém, Santarém, Portugal

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Elsa Parreira

Hospital Fernando Fonseca, Amadora, Portugal

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Luísa Romão

Department of Human Genetics, Instituto Nacional de Saúde Doutor Ricardo Jorge, Lisbon, Portugal

Gene Expression and Regulation Group, Biosystems & Integrative Sciences Institute (BioISI), Faculdade de Ciências, Universidade de Lisboa, Lisbon, Portugal

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João Gonçalves

Corresponding Author

E-mail address: joao.goncalves@insa.min-saude.pt

Department of Human Genetics, Instituto Nacional de Saúde Doutor Ricardo Jorge, Lisbon, Portugal

Centre for Toxicogenomics and Human Health (ToxOmics), Genetics, Oncology and Human Toxicology, Nova Medical School, Universidade Nova de Lisboa, Lisbon, Portugal

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João Gonçalves, Department of Human Genetics, Instituto Nacional de Saúde Doutor Ricardo Jorge, Av. Padre Cruz s/n, 1649‐016, Lisboa, Portugal. Tel: (+351) 217519320; Fax: (+351) 217526400; E‐mail: joao.goncalves@insa.min-saude.pt

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First published: 03 November 2017

Key Clinical Message

Our results prove that c.1871‐14T>G is causative of type I PS deficiency, highlighting the importance of performing mRNA‐based studies in order to evaluate variants pathogenicity. We evidence the increased risk of venous thromboembolism associated with this cryptic splice‐site variant if present in patients with PS deficiency.

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