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Resistance to activated protein C caused by the R506Q mutation in the gene for factor V is a common risk factor for venous thrombosis.
Journal of internal medicine. Supplement - 1 Jan 1997
Dahlbck B
Abstract excerpt
The protein C system is an important natural anticoagulant pathway. Protein C is the key component of the system and it is activated by thrombin bound to thrombomodulin on the surface of endothelial cells. Activated protein C (APC) inhibits coagulation by cleaving and inactivating coagulation factors factor Va and factor VIIIa. Until recently, the major genetic causes of familial venous thrombophilia were...
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