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Determinants of the APTT- and ETP-based APC sensitivity tests.
Journal of thrombosis and haemostasis : JTH - 1 Jul 2005
de Visser M C H, van Hylckama Vlieg A, Tans G, Rosing J, Dahm A E A, Sandset P M, Rosendaal F R, Bertina R M
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: A reduced sensitivity for activated protein C (APC) is associated with an increased risk of venous thrombosis even in the absence of the factor (F)V Leiden mutation. This risk has been demonstrated with two APC sensitivity tests, which quantify the effects of APC on the activated partial thromboplastin time (APTT) and the endogenous thrombin potential (ETP), respectively. OBJECTIVES: We examined...
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