Protein C and S deficiency states predispose affected individuals to thrombosis, especially
venous thrombosis of the lower extremities, usually beginning in the teenage years.
Treatment of these patients is generally with oral anticoagulation, following initial
heparinization. The classification of the deficiency states is dependent upon determination
of the quantity and functional activity of either protein.
Protein C - protein S - thrombophilia - protein C deficiency - protein S deficiency
- thrombosis
