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Heritability of plasma concentrations of activated protein C in a Spanish population.
Blood coagulation & fibrinolysis : an international journal in haemostasis and thrombosis - 1 Jan 2009
Soria José M, Navarro Silvia, Medina Pilar, Souto Ramón, Buil Alfonso, Estellés Amparo, Fontcuberta Jordi, España Francisco
Abstract excerpt
The protein C anticoagulant pathway plays a crucial role in the regulation of fibrin formation. Protein C is activated on the surface of endothelial cells by the thrombin-thrombomodulin complex with the stimulation of the endothelial protein C receptor. The levels of circulating activated protein C reflect in-vivo protein C activation, and a low level of activated protein C is a risk factor for venous...
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