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Expression and functional characterisation of natural R147W and K150del variants of protein C in the Chinese population.
Thrombosis and haemostasis - 1 Apr 2013
Ding Qiulan, Yang Likui, Hassanian Seyed Mahdi, Rezaie A R
Abstract excerpt
Protein C is a vitamin K-dependent serine protease zymogen in plasma which upon activation to activated protein C (APC) by thrombin down-regulates the clotting cascade by limited proteolysis of the procoagulant cofactors Va and VIIIa. In addition to its anticoagulant activity, APC also exhibits potent cytoprotective and anti-inflammatory activities. While the anticoagulant activity of APC is enhanced by the...
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