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A modified functional global test to measure protein C, protein S activities and the activated protein C-resistance phenotype.
Thrombosis research - 1 Nov 1998
Gemmati D, Serino M L, Scapoli G L
Abstract excerpt
Identifying a defect affecting the protein C/protein S (PC/PS) anticoagulant system, using a single global test, has recently become possible thanks to a new methodological approach based on the activation of endogenous plasma PC by Protac, derived from Agkistrodon Contortix snake venom (ACV). The introduction of a commercial test (ProC Global), ACV-based, provides a useful tool for the screening of thrombotic...
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