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Resistance to activated protein C due to mutated factor V as a novel cause of inherited thrombophilia.
Haematologica - 1 Jan 2000
De Stefano V, Leone G
Abstract excerpt
Inherited resistance to activated protein C (APC) was recently recognized as a novel cause underlying venous thrombophilia. In most cases APC-resistance is due to a single point mutation in the factor V gene leading to a replacement of Arg506 with Gln (factor V Leiden). Amino acid substitution occurs at one of the APC cleavage sites of factor Va, rendering it resistant to APC inactivation. Plasma anticoagulant...
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