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A modification of the APC resistance test and its application to the study of patients on coumarin therapy.
Thrombosis research - 1 May 1996
Jorquera J I, Aznar J, Fernández M A, Montoro J M, Curats R, Casaña P
Abstract excerpt
APC resistance appears to be caused, predominantly, by a mutation in coagulation factor V (nucleotide 1691: G to A). This phenomenon is usually studied by performing APTTs in the absence and presence of added APC. We studied a modification of the assay involving dilution of the test plasma in factor V deficient plasma, to render the assay more factor V specific. This modification was applied to 76 patients with...
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