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Impaired APC cofactor activity of factor V plays a major role in the APC resistance associated with the factor V Leiden (R506Q) and R2 (H1299R) mutations.
Blood - 1 Jun 2004
Castoldi Elisabetta, Brugge Jeroen M, Nicolaes Gerry A F, Girelli Domenico, Tans Guido, Rosing Jan
Abstract excerpt
Activated protein C (APC) resistance is a major risk factor for venous thrombosis. Factor V (FV) gene mutations like FV(Leiden) (R506Q) and FV(R2) (H1299R) may cause APC resistance either by reducing the susceptibility of FVa to APC-mediated inactivation or by interfering with the cofactor activity of FV in APC-catalyzed FVIIIa inactivation. We quantified the APC cofactor activity expressed by FV(Leiden) and...
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