Thrombin-activated Factor XIII (FXIIIa), a plasma transglutaminase, stabilizes fibrin clots by crosslinking fibrin chains...
Keywords: Angiogenesis, factor XIII, thrombospondin-1
03/2006 | Thrombosis and Haemostasis, SchattauerFactor XIII deficiency is a rare autosomal (1:2,000,000) recessive disorder of blood coagulation usually attributed to mutations in the coagulation factor XIII (FXIII) A gene...
Keywords: factor XIII, mutation, CSGE
03/2006 | Thrombosis and Haemostasis, SchattauerSeveral studies suggested that Val34Leu variant of factor XIII (FXIII) might have a protective effect against coronary artery disease (CAD), but studies not supporting these findings have also been published...
Keywords: Coronary disease, factor XIII, Polymorphism, meta-analysis
03/2007 | Thrombosis and Haemostasis, SchattauerGenetic factors are thought to contribute to the pathogenesis of acute myocardial infarction (AMI). A common variant of factor XIII (FXIII), FXIII Val34Leu, may be protective against developing an AMI, but various studies show conflicting results...
Keywords: factor XIII, genetic, meta-analysis, myocardial infarction, risk factor
04/2007 | Thrombosis and Haemostasis, SchattauerThe Val34Leu polymorphism in the A subunit of blood coagulation factor XIII (FXIII-A) is located in the activation peptide, just three amino acids upstream of the thrombin cleavage site...
Keywords: factor XIII, fluorescence resonance energy transfer, gene polymorphism, real-time PCR
08/2004 | Clinical Chemical Laboratory Medicine, Walter de Gruyter