%0 Journal Article
%T Utility of thrombophilia testing in patients with venous thrombo-embolism
%A Huang L. Lee
%A Ian A. Yang
%A Masataka Kudo
%A Philip J. Masel
%J SCIE-indexed Journal
%D 2016
%R 10.21037/jtd.2016.12.40
%X Thrombophilia is an acquired or congenital abnormality of haemostasis predisposing to thrombosis. A thrombophilia screen panel in Queensland public hospitals includes protein C and protein S levels, antithrombin III level, lupus anticoagulant, activated protein C resistance (factor 5 Leiden mutation tested if positive or if specifically requested) and prothrombin gene mutation (PG202A). Antiphospholipid antibodies (anti-cardiolipin antibody and beta 2 glycoprotein antibody) require specific requests
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