Article
Prevalence of activated protein C resistance and analysis of clinical profile in thromboembolic patients. A Belgian prospective study.
Journal of internal medicine - 1 May 1997
Hainaut P, Azerad M A, Lehmann E, Schlit A F, Zech F, Heusterspreute M, Philippe M, Col C, Lavenne E, Moriau M
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVES: To assess the prevalence of activated protein C resistance (APC-R) among healthy subjects and thromboembolic patients and to determine the clinical characteristics associated with APC-R. DESIGN: A prospective study. SETTING: One academic medical centre. SUBJECTS: 91 health controls an...
Topics
- Adolescent
- Adult
- Aged
- Aged, 80 and over
- Belgium
- Blood Coagulation Tests
- Case-Control Studies
- Causality
- Factor V
- Female
- Gene Frequency
- Genetic Carrier Screening
- Genotype
- Homozygote
- Humans
- Male
- Middle Aged
- Prevalence