Normal levels of protein C and protein S tested in the acute phase of a venous thromboembolic event are not falsely elevated

BACKGROUND: Protein C (PC) and protein S (PS) determination is part of the thrombophilia investigation in patients with idiopathic venous thromboembolism (VTE). Based on scarce evidence it is a common notion that PC and PS levels decrease during the acute phase of VTE, necessitating delay of testing...

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Autores principales: Minuk, Leonard, Lazo-Langner, Alejandro, Kovacs, Judy, Robbins, Melinda, Morrow, Bev, Kovacs, Michael
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2010
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Original clinical investigation
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2887791/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20482785
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1477-9560-8-10

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