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Prolonged prothrombin time, Factor VII and activated FVII levels in chronic liver disease are partly dependent on Factor VII gene polymorphisms.
Digestive and liver disease : official journal of the Italian Society of Gastroenterology and the Italian Association for the Study of the Liver - 1 Jun 2005
Grimaudo S, Craxi A, Gentile S, Di Paolantonio T, Vaccaro A, Venezia G, Lo Coco L, Savella R, Usticano A, Capone F, Mariani G
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Prothrombin time is a benchmark for functional assessment in cirrhosis and Factor VII levels (FVII), crucial in determining the prothrombin time, are genetically determined. METHODS: We have evaluated the prothrombin time, a number of haemostatic variables synthesised by the liver (FI...
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