Dr. Dahlbäck’s Response to the Letter by Dr. Keeling - Factor V: Q506 and a Negative APC-Resistance Test - Modified APC-Resistance Test Offers Increased Sensitivity and Specificity for the FV: Q506 Allele

Thromb Haemost 1995; 74(05): 1380-1381
DOI: 10.1055/s-0038-1649945

Letter To The Editor

Schattauer GmbH Stuttgart

Dr. Dahlbäck’s Response to the Letter by Dr. Keeling - Factor V: Q⁵⁰⁶ and a Negative APC-Resistance Test - Modified APC-Resistance Test Offers Increased Sensitivity and Specificity for the FV: Q⁵⁰⁶ Allele

Björn Dahlbäck

Department of Clinical Chemistry, Lund University, Malmö, Sweden

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