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Multiplicity of hereditary thrombophilic factors inherited from both parents results in child catastrophe

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Here we present a rare case of hereditary thrombophilia due to transfer of multiple hereditary thrombophilic factors from father and mother with lethal outcome.

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  1. Department of Internal Medicine, Cairo University, Cairo, 91, Egypt

    Afaf Hemeda MD, MRCP, FRCP

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Hemeda, A. Multiplicity of hereditary thrombophilic factors inherited from both parents results in child catastrophe. Egypt J Intern Med 31, 979–980 (2019). https://doi.org/10.4103/ejim.ejim_60_19

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