Activated Protein C Resistance
"Activated Protein C Resistance" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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A hemostatic disorder characterized by a poor anticoagulant response to activated protein C (APC). The activated form of Factor V (Factor Va) is more slowly degraded by activated protein C. Factor V Leiden mutation (R506Q) is the most common cause of APC resistance.
| Descriptor ID |
D020016
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| MeSH Number(s) |
C15.378.100.100.037 C15.378.100.141.036 C15.378.925.050 C16.320.099.037
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