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Congenital and acquired activated protein C resistance.
Seminars in vascular medicine - 1 Feb 2003
Nicolaes Gerry A F, Dahlbäck Björn
Abstract excerpt
Resistance to the anticoagulant action of activated protein C, APC resistance, is a highly prevalent risk factor for venous thrombosis among individuals of Caucasian origin. In most cases, APC resistance is associated with a single missense mutation in the gene for coagulation factor V (FV (Leiden)), which predicts the replacement of Arg (506) with a Gln at one of the cleavage sites for APC in factor V. Factor V...
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