Prothrombin Antibody In Serum/plasma

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Contents 1 Indications 2 More General Terms 3 Additional Terms 4 References

Indications

• evaluation* of

• antiphospholipid antibody syndrome
• lupus anticoagulant
• hypercoagulability
  

• * Experimental, not proven clinical utility [1]

More General Terms

• serology
• clinical coagulation test

Additional Terms

• coagulation factor II autoantibody; prothrombin antibody
• coagulation factor II inhibitor in plasma
• prothrombin; coagulation factor II; contains: activation peptide fragment 1; activation peptide fragment 2; thrombin light chain; thrombin heavy chain (F2)

References

1. Aetna Clinical Policy Bulletin: Antiprothrombin Antibody Testing [1]
2. Fleck RA et al Anti-prothrombin antibodies and the lupus anticoagulant Blood August 1, 1988 vol. 72 no. 2 512-519 [2]

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