Article
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 fac...
Topics
- Adult
- Aged
- Aged, 80 and over
- Anticoagulants
- Case-Control Studies
- Coumarins
- Drug Resistance
- Factor V Deficiency
- Humans
- Middle Aged
- Mutation
- Protein C
- Thrombophlebitis
