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An antifibrinolytic mechanism describing the prothrombotic effect associated with factor VLeiden.
The Journal of biological chemistry - 20 Sept 1996
Bajzar L, Kalafatis M, Simioni P, Tracy P B
Abstract excerpt
Factor Va is the essential cofactor in prothrombinase-dependent activation of prothrombin. Resistance of Factor VaLeiden to inactivation by activated protein C (APC) contributes to thrombotic tendencies in subjects with the variant due, in part, to the inability to terminate thrombin production which increases both fibrin accretion and the frequency of thrombus formation. A reduced ability to inhibit thrombin...
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