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A haplotype of the EPCR gene is associated with increased plasma levels of sEPCR and is a candidate risk factor for thrombosis.
Blood - 15 Feb 2004
Saposnik Beatrice, Reny Jean-Luc, Gaussem Pascale, Emmerich Joseph, Aiach Martine, Gandrille Sophie
Abstract excerpt
The endothelial cell protein C (PC) receptor (EPCR) facilitates PC activation by the thrombin-thrombomodulin complex. A soluble form of this receptor (sEPCR) found in plasma inhibits both activated PC (aPC) activity and PC activation by competing for PC with membrane-associated EPCR. Elevated sEPCR levels are found in approximately 20% of healthy subjects, but the mechanisms underlying this interindividual...
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