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Haplotypes of the EPCR gene, plasma sEPCR levels and the risk of deep venous thrombosis.
Journal of thrombosis and haemostasis : JTH - 1 Aug 2004
Uitte de Willige S, Van Marion V, Rosendaal F R, Vos H L, de Visser M C H, Bertina R M
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BACKGROUND: Binding of protein C (PC) to the endothelial cell PC receptor (EPCR) stimulates PC activation by increasing the affinity of PC for the thrombin-thrombomodulin complex. A soluble form of this receptor (sEPCR) circulates in plasma and inhibits both PC activation and APC anticoagulant activity. OBJECTIVES: The aim of this study was to investigate whether variations in the EPCR gene or plasma sEPCR levels...
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