Prothrombin G20210A mutation in a child with spinal cord infarction. |
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| Authors: | G Young K A Krohn R J Packer |
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| Affiliation: | Departments of Hematology/Oncology and Neurology, Children's National Medical Center, George Washington University, Washington, DC., USA. |
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| Abstract: | Prothrombin G20210A is a newly described common mutation that is associated with an increased risk of arterial and venous thrombosis. We describe a healthy child heterozygous for this prothrombin mutation who had a spinal cord infarct with no other prothrombotic risk factors. |
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