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Antithrombin deficiency and its laboratory diagnosis.
Clinical chemistry and laboratory medicine - 1 Dec 2010
Muszbek László, Bereczky Zsuzsanna, Kovács Bettina, Komáromi István
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Antithrombin (AT) belongs to the serpin family and is a key regulator of the coagulation system. AT inhibits active clotting factors, particularly thrombin and factor Xa; its absence is incompatible with life. This review gives an overview of the protein and gene structure of AT, and attempts to explain how glucosaminoglycans, such as heparin and heparan sulfate accelerate the inhibitory reaction that is...
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