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Factor XIII A-Subunit V34L Variant Affects Thrombus Cross-Linking in a Murine Model of Thrombosis.
Arteriosclerosis, thrombosis, and vascular biology - 1 Feb 2016
Duval Cédric, Ali Majid, Chaudhry Waleed W, Ridger Victoria C, Ariëns Robert A S, Philippou Helen
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVE: Factor XIII (FXIII) cross-links fibrin upon activation by thrombin. Activation involves cleavage at residue 37 by thrombin, releasing an activation peptide. A common polymorphism (valine to leucine variant at residue 34, V34L), located in the activation peptide, has been associated with increased activation rates and paradoxically a protective effect in cardiovascular disease. There is, currently, no...
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