Low plasma protein Z levels in patients with antiphospholipid antibodies

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B. Steffano is with CEDIHT, Montevideo, Uruguay; R. Forastiero and M. Martinuzzo are with the Division of Haematology, Institute of Cardiology and Cardiovascular Surgery, Favaloro Foundation, Buenos Aires, Argentina; and L. Kordich is with the Department of Biological Chemistry, School of Exact and Natural Sciences, University of Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires, Argentina. (Received 2 March 2001; revised 2 May 2001; accepted 2 May 2001) Address correspondence to Professor Lucía C. Kordich, Departamento de Química Biológica, Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales, Universidad de Buenos Aires, Ciudad Universitaria, 4° Piso, Pabellón II, (1428) Buenos Aires, Argentina. Tel: [phone]; fax: [phone]; e-mail: [email protected]