Avoiding errors in the laboratory evaluation of potent lupus anticoagulants

American Journal of Hematology

Volumn 85, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 272-274

  Penmetsa, Gopi K ^a   Rodgers, George M ^a,b,c   Smock, Kristi J ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF UTAH HEALTH SCIENCES CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF UTAH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c ARUP LABORATORIES   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BLOOD CLOTTING FACTOR 11; BLOOD CLOTTING FACTOR 8; BLOOD CLOTTING FACTOR 9; LUPUS ANTICOAGULANT;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD CLOTTING FACTOR DEFICIENCY; CASE REPORT; DIABETES MELLITUS; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPOTHYROIDISM; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE TREATMENT; OBESITY; PARTIAL THROMBOPLASTIN TIME; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEROLOGY;

BLOOD COAGULATION FACTORS; BLOOD COAGULATION TESTS; CLINICAL LABORATORY TECHNIQUES; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; LUPUS COAGULATION INHIBITOR; MEDICAL HISTORY TAKING; MIDDLE AGED; PARTIAL THROMBOPLASTIN TIME;

EID: 77950407398     PISSN: 03618609     EISSN: 10968652     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ajh.21666     Document Type: Article

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