Whole blood screening test for Factor V Leiden using a Russell viper venom time-based assay

American Journal of Clinical Pathology

Volumn 109, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 387-391

  Akhtar, Muhammad S ^a   Blair, Abbe J ^a   King, Thomas C ^a   Sweeney, Joseph D ^a  

^a MIRIAM HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Aprotinin; Factor V Leiden; Russell viper venom time; Whole blood screening

Indexed keywords

ACTIVATED PROTEIN C; APROTININ; BLOOD CLOTTING FACTOR 5 LEIDEN; VIPER VENOM;

ACTIVATED PROTEIN C RESISTANCE; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GENE MUTATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PARTIAL THROMBOPLASTIN TIME; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCREENING TEST;

EID: 0031922583     PISSN: 00029173     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ajcp/109.4.387     Document Type: Article

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