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Activated protein C resistance phenotype and genotype in patients with primary antiphospholipid syndrome.
Blood coagulation & fibrinolysis : an international journal in haemostasis and thrombosis - 1 Apr 1996
Ruiz-Argüelles G J, Garcés-Eisele J, Alarcón-Segovia D, Ruiz-Argüelles A
Abstract excerpt
We studied both inherited and acquired activated protein C (APC) resistance in a group of 22 patients with primary antiphospholipid syndrome (APS). The APC resistance genotype was assessed using a PCR-based analysis for the factor V R506Q (Leiden) mutation. One patient with primary APS was found to be heterozygous for the factor V Leiden mutation. He and other family members were affected by severe thrombophilia...
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