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Screening for the FV:Q506 mutation--evaluation of thirteen plasma-based methods for their diagnostic efficacy in comparison with DNA analysis.
Thrombosis and haemostasis - 1 Mar 1997
Tripodi A, Negri B, Bertina R M, Mannucci P M
Abstract excerpt
The factor V (FV) mutation Q506 that causes resistance to activated protein C (APC) is the genetic defect associated most frequently with venous thrombosis. The laboratory diagnosis can be made by DNA analysis or by clotting tests that measure the degree of prolongation of plasma clotting time upon addition of APC. Home-made and commercial methods are available but no comparative evaluation of their diagnostic...
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