A modified functional global test to measure protein C, protein S activities and the activated protein C-resistance phenotype.

doi:10.1016/s0049-3848(98)00120-0

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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

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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). Th...

Topics

Activated Protein C Resistance
Adult
Blood Coagulation Tests
Crotalid Venoms
Factor V
Female
Humans
Male
Middle Aged
Partial Thromboplastin Time
Phenotype
Protein C
Protein S

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