Is lupus anticoagulant testing with dilute Russell’s viper venom clotting times reliable in the presence of inflammation?

Background: Testing for lupus anticoagulant (LA) is not recommended in case of inflammation as C-reactive protein (CRP) can interfere in vitro with the phospholipids present in the activated partial thromboplastin time test used to detect an LA. However, the potential interference of an acute phase...

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Main Authors: Michael Hardy, Emilie Catry, Marie Pouplard, Thomas Lecompte, François Mullier
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2024-08-01
Series:Research and Practice in Thrombosis and Haemostasis
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2475037924002310