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Plasma protein S activity correlates with protein S genotype but is not sensitive to identify K196E mutant carriers.
Journal of thrombosis and haemostasis : JTH - 1 Sept 2006
Kimura R, Sakata T, Kokubo Y, Okamoto A, Okayama A, Tomoike H, Miyata T
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BACKGROUND: Protein S (PS) is an anticoagulant protein that functions as a cofactor for activated protein C (APC), and congenital PS deficiency is a well-known risk factor for the development of deep vein thrombosis (DVT). Recently, we and others identified the K196E missense mutation in the second epidermal growth factor-like domain of PS as a genetic risk factor for DVT in the Japanese population. The incidence...
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