DOI: 10.1055/s-00000077

Seminars in Thrombosis and Hemostasis

Issue 02 · Volume 40 · March 2014 DOI: 10.1055/s-004-26544 Quality in Hemostasis and Thrombosis, Part III Guest Editors, Emmanuel J. Favaloro, PhD, FFSc (RCPA), Giuseppe Lippi, MD, and Mario Plebani, MD.

In Memoriam

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Harris, E. Nigel; Willis, Rohan: Silvia Pierangeli, PhD (1955–2013)

Preface

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Favaloro, Emmanuel J.; Lippi, Giuseppe; Plebani, Mario: Quality in Hemostasis and Thrombosis — Part III

Editorial Focus

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Othman, Maha; Emsley, Jonas: Platelet-Type von Willebrand Disease: Toward an Improved Understanding of the “Sticky Situation”

In Focus Article

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Woods, Adriana I.; Sanchez-Luceros, Analia; Bermejo, Emilse; Paiva, Juvenal; Alberto, Maria F.; Grosso, Silvia H.; Kempfer, Ana C.; Lazzari, Maria A.: Identification of p.W246L As a Novel Mutation in the GP1BA Gene Responsible for Platelet-Type von Willebrand Disease

Editorial Focus

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Favaloro, Emmanuel J.; Plebani, Mario; Lippi, Giuseppe: Standardization and Harmonization of Antiphospholipid Antibody Assays

In Focus Article

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Moore, Gary W.: Recent Guidelines and Recommendations for Laboratory Detection of Lupus Anticoagulants
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Willis, Rohan; Lakos, Gabriella; Harris, E. Nigel: Standardization of Antiphospholipid Antibody Testing—Historical Perspectives and Ongoing Initiatives

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Lippi, Giuseppe; Plebani, Mario; Favaloro, Emmanuel J.: Technological Advances in the Hemostasis Laboratory
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Marlar, Richard A.; Gausman, Jana N.; Engel, James W.: Validation of Hemostasis and Coagulation Assays: Recommendations and Guidelines
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Kottke-Marchant, Kandice: Algorithmic Approaches to Hemostasis Testing
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Thelwell, Craig: Biological Standards for Potency Assignment to Fibrinolytic Agents Used in Thrombolytic Therapy
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McEwen, Bradley J.: The Influence of Diet and Nutrients on Platelet Function
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Franchini, Massimo; Capuzzo, Enrico; Turdo, Rosalia; Glingani, Claudia: Quality of Transfusion Products in Blood Banking
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Hsu, Peihong; Zantek, Nicole D.; Meijer, Piet; Hayward, Catherine P. M.; Brody, Judith; Zhang, Xinmin; Smock, Kristi J.; Van Cott, Elizabeth M.: Factor XIII Assays and Associated Problems for Laboratory Diagnosis of Factor XIII Deficiency: An Analysis of International Proficiency Testing Results
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Favaloro, Emmanuel J.; Bonar, Roslyn: External Quality Assessment/Proficiency Testing and Internal Quality Control for the PFA-100 and PFA-200: An Update
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Smock, Kristi J.; Ledford-Kraemer, Marlies R.; Meijer, Piet; Hsu, Peihong; Van Cott, Elizabeth M.: Proficiency Testing Results for Heparin-Induced Thrombocytopenia in North America
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Perry, David J.; Cumming, Tony; Goodeve, Anne; Hill, Marian; Jennings, Ian; Kitchen, Steven; Walker, Isobel: The UK National External Quality Assessment Scheme for Heritable Bleeding Disorders

Letter to the Editor

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Messori, Andrea; Fadda, Valeria; Maratea, Dario; Trippoli, Sabrina: Rates of Inhibitor Development in Previously Untreated Patients with Severe Hemophilia A Treated with Plasma-Derived or Recombinant Factor VIII: No Proof of Difference or Proof of No Difference?
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Franchini, Massimo; Mengoli, Carlo: Response to “Rates of Inhibitor Development in Previously Untreated Patients with Severe Hemophilia A Treated with Plasma-Derived or Recombinant Factor VIII: No Proof of Difference or Proof of No Difference?”
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Ruiz-Arguelles, Guillermo J.: Comment on Sticky Platelet Syndrome
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Kubisz, Peter: Response to “Comment on Sticky Platelet Syndrome”