Optimisation of lupus anticoagulant tests: should test samples always be mixed with normal plasma?

Pennings, Maarten T T; De Groot, Philip G; Meijers, Joost C M; Huisman, Albert; Derksen, Ronald H W M; Urbanus, Rolf T

Pennings, Maarten T T; De Groot, Philip G; Meijers, Joost C M; Huisman, Albert; Derksen, Ronald H W M; Urbanus, Rolf T.

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Urbanus RT; Rolf T. Urbanus, PhD, Dept. Clinical Chemistry and Haematology, University Medical Centre Utrecht, Heidelberglaan 100, room G03.550, 3584 CX Utrecht, the Netherlands.

Thromb Haemost ; 112(4): 736-42, 2014 Oct.

Article in En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-25008787

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Antiphospholipid Syndrome/diagnosis; Blood Coagulation Disorders/diagnosis; Blood Coagulation Factors/immunology; Blood Coagulation Tests/methods; Lupus Coagulation Inhibitor/blood; Vitamin K/antagonists & inhibitors; Antiphospholipid Syndrome/blood; Antiphospholipid Syndrome/immunology; Blood Coagulation; Blood Coagulation Disorders/blood; Blood Coagulation Disorders/immunology; Blood Coagulation Tests/instrumentation; Clinical Laboratory Techniques; False Positive Reactions; Female; Humans; International Normalized Ratio; Lupus Coagulation Inhibitor/immunology; Pregnancy

Key words

Lupus anticoagulant; coagulation factor deficiency; mixing test; vitamin K antagonists

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Full text: 1 Collection: 01-internacional Database: MEDLINE Main subject: Vitamin K / Blood Coagulation Disorders / Blood Coagulation Tests / Blood Coagulation Factors / Lupus Coagulation Inhibitor / Antiphospholipid Syndrome Type of study: Diagnostic_studies Limits: Female / Humans / Pregnancy Language: En Journal: Thromb Haemost Year: 2014 Type: Article

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