“…On the other hand, the number of patients who carried either PROC or PROS1 mutation was the same eight. The first nationwide survey for pediatric thrombophilia in Japan suggested a higher prevalence of PC deficiency than expected (24,25). The discrepancy may be explained by the wider range of PC activity than that of PS or AT activity in infant and children (18,26), partly arising from the inherent variation of PC pathway (27,28).…”