Thrombin generation: biochemical possibilities and clinical reality

In this issue of Blood, under the unassuming title “Sample conditions determine the ability of thrombin generation parameters to identify bleeding phenotype in FXI deficiency,” Pike et al publish observations on a very rare condition, but the results validate the real-life importance of a scheme of...

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Published in:	Blood Vol. 126; no. 3; pp. 288 - 289
Main Author:	Hemker, H. Coenraad
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	United States Elsevier Inc 16-07-2015
Subjects:	Blood Specimen Collection - methods Factor XI Deficiency - physiopathology Hemorrhage - diagnosis Humans Specimen Handling - methods Thrombin - metabolism
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Summary:	In this issue of Blood, under the unassuming title “Sample conditions determine the ability of thrombin generation parameters to identify bleeding phenotype in FXI deficiency,” Pike et al publish observations on a very rare condition, but the results validate the real-life importance of a scheme of thrombin generation that has been emerging from biochemical research over the last decades and that challenges such stereotypes as the “clotting cascade” and “primary and secondary hemostasis.” Moreover, this article shows how a bleeding phenotype is best recognized in the laboratory.
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ISSN:	0006-4971 1528-0020
DOI:	10.1182/blood-2015-05-643403