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Moore GW. Thrombophilia Screening: Not So Straightforward. Semin Thromb Hemost 2024. [PMID: 38733983 DOI: 10.1055/s-0044-1786807] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/13/2024]
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Although inherited thrombophilias are lifelong risk factors for a first thrombotic episode, progression to thrombosis is multifactorial and not all individuals with inherited thrombophilia develop thrombosis in their lifetimes. Consequently, indiscriminate screening in patients with idiopathic thrombosis is not recommended, since presence of a thrombophilia does not necessarily predict recurrence or influence management, and testing should be selective. It follows that a decision to undertake laboratory detection of thrombophilia should be aligned with a concerted effort to identify any significant abnormalities, because it will inform patient management. Deficiencies of antithrombin and protein C are rare and usually determined using phenotypic assays assessing biological activities, whereas protein S deficiency (also rare) is commonly detected with antigenic assays for the free form of protein S since available activity assays are considered to lack specificity. In each case, no single phenotypic assay is capable of detecting every deficiency, because the various mutations express different molecular characteristics, rendering thrombophilia screening repertoires employing one assay per potential deficiency, of limited effectiveness. Activated protein C resistance (APCR) is more common than discrete deficiencies of antithrombin, protein C, and protein S and also often detected initially with phenotypic assays; however, some centres perform only genetic analysis for factor V Leiden, as this is responsible for most cases of hereditary APCR, accepting that acquired APCR and rare F5 mutations conferring APCR will go undetected if only factor V Leiden is evaluated. All phenotypic assays have interferences and limitations, which must be factored into decisions about if, and when, to test, and be given consideration in the laboratory during assay performance and interpretation. This review looks in detail at performance and limitations of routine phenotypic thrombophilia assays.
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- Gary W Moore
- Specialist Haemostasis Laboratory, Cambridge Haemophilia and Thrombophilia Centre, Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Cambridge, United Kingdom
- Department of Natural Sciences, Middlesex University, London, United Kingdom
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Mohapatra AK, Todaro AM, Castoldi E. Factor V variants in bleeding and thrombosis. Res Pract Thromb Haemost 2024; 8:102330. [PMID: 38404937 PMCID: PMC10883835 DOI: 10.1016/j.rpth.2024.102330] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/19/2023] [Accepted: 01/04/2024] [Indexed: 02/27/2024] Open
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A state-of-the-art lecture titled "Factor V variants in bleeding and thrombosis" was presented at the International Society on Thrombosis and Haemostasis (ISTH) congress in 2023. Blood coagulation is a finely regulated cascade of enzymatic reactions culminating in thrombin formation and fibrin deposition at the site of injury. Factor V (FV) plays a central role in this process, as its activated form is an essential procoagulant cofactor in prothrombin activation. However, other molecular forms of FV act as anticoagulant cofactors of activated protein C and tissue factor pathway inhibitor α, respectively, thereby contributing to the regulation of coagulation. This dual procoagulant and anticoagulant character makes FV a central regulator of the hemostatic balance, and quantitative and qualitative alterations of FV may be associated with an increased risk of bleeding or venous thrombosis. Here, we review the procoagulant and anticoagulant functions of FV and the manifold mechanisms by which F5 gene mutations may affect the balance between these opposite functions and thereby predispose individuals to bleeding or venous thrombosis. In particular, we discuss our current understanding of the 3 main pathological conditions related to FV, namely FV deficiency, activated protein C resistance, and the overexpression of FV-short, a minor splicing isoform of FV with tissue factor pathway inhibitor α-dependent anticoagulant properties and an emerging role as a key regulator of the initiation of coagulation. Finally, we summarize relevant new data on this topic presented during the 2023 ISTH Congress.
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- Adarsh K. Mohapatra
- Department of Biochemistry, CARIM, Maastricht University, Maastricht, the Netherlands
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- Department of Biochemistry, CARIM, Maastricht University, Maastricht, the Netherlands
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- Department of Biochemistry, CARIM, Maastricht University, Maastricht, the Netherlands
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Bahraini M, Fazeli A, Dorgalaleh A. Laboratory Diagnosis of Activated Protein C Resistance and Factor V Leiden. Semin Thromb Hemost 2023. [PMID: 37429328 DOI: 10.1055/s-0043-1770773] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 07/12/2023]
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The factor V Leiden (FVL) polymorphism is known as the most common inherited risk factor for venous thrombosis. In turn, FVL is the leading cause of an activated protein C resistance (APCR) phenotype, in which the addition of exogenous activated protein C to plasma does not result in the expected anticoagulant effect. In the routine laboratory approach to the formal diagnosis of FVL, an initial positive screening plasma-based method for APCR is often performed, and only if needed, this is followed by a confirmatory DNA-based assay for FVL. Multiple methods with accepted sensitivity and specificity for determining an APCR/FVL phenotype are commonly categorized into two separate groups: (1) screening plasma-based assays, including qualitative functional clot-based assays, for APCR, and (2) confirmatory DNA-based molecular assays, entailing several tests and platforms, including polymerase chain reaction-based and non-PCR-based techniques, for FVL. This review will describe the methodological aspects of each laboratory test and prepare suggestions on the indication of APCR and FVL testing and method selection.
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- Mehran Bahraini
- Department of Hematology and Blood Transfusion, School of Allied Medicine, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- Diagnostic Laboratory Sciences and Technology Research Center, School of Paramedical Sciences, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran
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- Department of Hematology and Blood Transfusion, School of Allied Medicine, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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Moore GW, Castoldi E, Teruya J, Morishita E, Adcock DM. Factor V Leiden-independent activated protein C resistance: Communication from the plasma coagulation inhibitors subcommittee of the International Society on Thrombosis and Haemostasis Scientific and Standardisation Committee. JOURNAL OF THROMBOSIS AND HAEMOSTASIS : JTH 2023; 21:164-174. [PMID: 36695379 DOI: 10.1016/j.jtha.2022.10.014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/30/2022] [Revised: 09/30/2022] [Accepted: 10/06/2022] [Indexed: 01/09/2023]
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Activated protein C resistance (APC-R) due to the single-nucleotide polymorphism factor V Leiden (FVL) is the most common cause of hereditary thrombophilia. It is found predominantly in Caucasians and is uncommon or absent in other populations. Although FVL is responsible for >90% of cases of hereditary APC-R, a number of other F5 variants that also confer various degrees of APC-R and thrombotic risk have been described. Acquired APC-R due to increased levels of coagulation factors, reduced levels of inhibitors, or the presence of autoantibodies occurs in a variety of conditions and is an independent risk factor for thrombosis. It is common for thrombophilia screening protocols to restrict assessment for APC-R to demonstrating the presence or absence of FVL. The aim of this Scientific and Standardisation Committee communication is to detail the causes of FVL-independent APC-R to widen the diagnostic net, particularly in situations in which in vitro APC-R is encountered in the absence of FVL. Predilution clotting assays are not FVL specific and are used to detect clinically significant F5 variants conferring APC-R, whereas different forms of acquired APC-R are preferentially detected using the classical activated partial thromboplastin time-based APC-R assay without predilution and/or endogenous thrombin potential APC-R assays. Resource-specific recommendations are given to guide the detection of FVL-independent APC-R.
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- Gary W Moore
- Department of Haematology, Specialist Haemostasis Unit, Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Cambridge, UK; Faculty of Science and Technology, Middlesex University, London, UK.
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- Department of Biochemistry, CARIM, Maastricht University, Maastricht, the Netherlands
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- Department of Pathology & Immunology, Texas Children's Hospital, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas, USA; Department of Pediatrics, Texas Children's Hospital, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas, USA; Department of Medicine, Texas Children's Hospital, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas, USA
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- Department of Hematology, Kanazawa University Hospital, Kanazawa, Japan
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- Laboratory Corporation of America Holdings, Burlington, North Carolina, USA
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Kanduc D. Thromboses and Hemostasis Disorders Associated with COVID-19: The Possible Causal Role of Cross-Reactivity and Immunological Imprinting. Glob Med Genet 2021; 8:162-170. [PMID: 34877574 PMCID: PMC8635820 DOI: 10.1055/s-0041-1731068] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/13/2021] [Accepted: 04/26/2021] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
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By examining the issue of the thromboses and hemostasis disorders associated with severe acute respiratory syndrome-coronavirus-2 (SARS-CoV-2) through the lens of cross-reactivity, it was found that 60 pentapeptides are shared by SARS-CoV-2 spike glycoprotein (gp) and human proteins that— when altered, mutated, deficient or, however, improperly functioning— cause vascular diseases, thromboembolic complications, venous thrombosis, thrombocytopenia, coagulopathies, and bleeding, inter alia. The peptide commonality has a relevant immunological potential as almost all of the shared sequences are present in experimentally validated SARS-CoV-2 spike gp-derived epitopes, thus supporting the possibility of cross-reactions between the viral gp and the thromboses-related human proteins. Moreover, many of the shared peptide sequences are also present in pathogens to which individuals have previously been exposed following natural infection or vaccinal routes, and of which the immune system has stored imprint. Such an immunological memory might rapidly trigger anamnestic secondary cross-reactive responses of extreme affinity and avidity, in this way explaining the thromboembolic adverse events that can associate with SARS-CoV-2 infection or active immunization.
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- Darja Kanduc
- Department of Biosciences, Biotechnologies and Biopharmaceutics, University of Bari, Bari, Italy
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D’Andrea G, Margaglione M. Rare Defects: Looking at the Dark Face of the Thrombosis. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH AND PUBLIC HEALTH 2021; 18:ijerph18179146. [PMID: 34501736 PMCID: PMC8430787 DOI: 10.3390/ijerph18179146] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/30/2021] [Revised: 08/26/2021] [Accepted: 08/27/2021] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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Venous thromboembolism (VTE) constitutes a serious and potentially fatal disease, often complicated by pulmonary embolism and is associated with inherited or acquired factors risk. A series of risk factors are known to predispose to venous thrombosis, and these include mutations in the genes that encode anticoagulant proteins as antithrombin, protein C and protein S, and variants in genes that encode instead pro-coagulant factors as factor V (FV Leiden) and factor II (FII G20210A). However, the molecular causes responsible for thrombotic events in some individuals with evident inherited thrombosis remain unknown. An improved knowledge of risk factors, as well as a clear understanding of their role in the pathophysiology of VTE, are crucial to achieve a better identification of patients at higher risk. Moreover, the identification of genes with rare variants but a large effect size may pave the way for studies addressing new antithrombotic agents in order to improve the management of VTE patients. Over the past 20 years, qualitative or quantitative genetic risk factors such as inhibitor proteins of the hemostasis and of the fibrinolytic system, including fibrinogen, thrombomodulin, plasminogen activator inhibitor-1, and elevated concentrations of factors II, FV, VIII, IX, XI, have been associated with thrombotic events, often with conflicting results. The aim of this review is to evaluate available data in literature on these genetic variations to give a contribution to our understanding of the complex molecular mechanisms involved in physiologic and pathophysiologic clot formation and their role in clinical practice.
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Ašić A, Salazar R, Storm N, Doğan S, Höppner W, Marjanović D, Primorac D. Prevalence of rare F5 variants in general population from Bosnia and Herzegovina. Mol Biol Rep 2021; 48:5181-5186. [PMID: 34215992 DOI: 10.1007/s11033-021-06519-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/22/2021] [Accepted: 06/25/2021] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
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Human gene F5, encoding coagulation factor V, was previously reported to be highly polymorphic. Apart from FV Leiden, several other rare variants have been detected in clinical practice and associated with thrombotic events, especially in cases when patient's phenotype and FV Leiden genotype were not in agreement. In this study, the prevalence of 17 rare F5 variants has been studied on a sample of 130 healthy adult individuals from the general Bosnian-Herzegovinian population. DNA was isolated from buccal swab samples, while genotyping was performed using MALDI-TOF MS method. The results have shown that Asp2194Gly and Met2120Thr are polymorphic in the study population with minor allele frequencies of 0.077 and 0.073, respectively. Additionally, these two variants were mutually exclusive with FV Leiden and none of them was positively associated with participants' family history of cardiovascular or cerebrovascular diseases. While the obtained results are in agreement with previously reported data for the general Caucasian populations, it is worth noting that only two rare F5 variants were detected in the study population, albeit at considerable frequencies. Still, scientific information on rare F5 variants is rather scarce and further studies aiming to assess functional importance of these variants, as well as their role as prothrombotic factors are necessary.
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- Adna Ašić
- Department of Genetics and Bioengineering, International Burch University, Francuske revolucije bb, 71000, Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina.
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- Labor Dr. Heidrich Und Kollegen MVZ GmbH, Stuvkamp 22, 22081, Hamburg, Germany
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- Labor Dr. Heidrich Und Kollegen MVZ GmbH, Stuvkamp 22, 22081, Hamburg, Germany
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- Department of Genetics and Bioengineering, International Burch University, Francuske revolucije bb, 71000, Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina
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- Labor Dr. Heidrich Und Kollegen MVZ GmbH, Stuvkamp 22, 22081, Hamburg, Germany.,BioGlobe GmbH, Grandweg 64, 22529, Hamburg, Germany
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- Department of Genetics and Bioengineering, International Burch University, Francuske revolucije bb, 71000, Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina.,Institute for Anthropological Research, University of Zagreb, Ljudevita Gaja 32, 10000, Zagreb, Croatia
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- St. Catherine Specialty Hospital, Zagreb and Zabok, Croatia.,School of Medicine, University of Split, Šoltanska 2, 21000, Split, Croatia.,School of Medicine, University of Osijek, Ulica cara Hadrijana 10, 31000, Osijek, Croatia.,School of Medicine, University of Rijeka, Ulica braće Branchetta 20/1, 51000, Rijeka, Croatia.,Eberly College of Science, Penn State University, 517 Thomas St, State College, PA, 16803, USA.,Henry C. Lee College of Criminal Justice and Forensic Sciences, University of New Haven, 300 Boston Post Rd, West Haven, CT, 06516, USA
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Douville NJ, Kheterpal S, Engoren M, Mathis M, Mashour GA, Hornsby WE, Willer CJ, Douville CB. Genetic mutations associated with susceptibility to perioperative complications in a longitudinal biorepository with integrated genomic and electronic health records. Br J Anaesth 2020; 125:986-994. [PMID: 32891412 DOI: 10.1016/j.bja.2020.08.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/27/2020] [Revised: 07/06/2020] [Accepted: 08/05/2020] [Indexed: 10/23/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Existing genetic information can be leveraged to identify patients with susceptibilities to conditions that might impact their perioperative care, but clinicians generally have limited exposure and are not trained to contextualise this information. We identified patients with genetic susceptibilities to anaesthetic complications using a perioperative biorepository and characterised the concordance with existing diagnoses. METHODS Adult patients undergoing surgery within Michigan Medicine from 2012 to 2017 were consented for genotyping. Genotypes were integrated with the electronic health record (EHR). We retrospectively characterised frequencies of variants associated with butyrylcholinesterase deficiency, factor V Leiden, and malignant hyperthermia, three pharmacogenetic factors with perioperative implications. We calculated the percentage homozygous and heterozygous for each that had been diagnosed previously and searched for EHR findings consistent with a predisposition. RESULTS Analysis of genetic data revealed that 25 out of 40 769 (0.1%) patients were homozygous and 1918 (4.7%) were heterozygous for mutations associated with butyrylcholinesterase deficiency. Of the homozygous individuals, 14 (56%) carried a pre-existing diagnosis. For factor V Leiden, 29 (0.1%) were homozygous and 2153 (5.3%) heterozygous. Of the homozygous individuals, three (10%) were diagnosed by EHR-derived phenotype and six (21%) by clinician review. Malignant hyperthermia was assessed in a subset of patients. We detected two patients with associated mutations. Neither carried clinical diagnoses. CONCLUSIONS We identified patients with genetic susceptibility to perioperative complications using an open source script designed for clinician use. We validated this application in a retrospective analysis for three conditions with well-characterised inheritance, and showed that not all genetic susceptibilities were documented in the EHR.
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- Nicholas J Douville
- Department of Anesthesiology, Michigan Medicine, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA.
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Michigan Medicine, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Michigan Medicine, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Michigan Medicine, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA; Department of Computational Medicine and Bioinformatics, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Michigan Medicine, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA
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- Department of Internal Medicine, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA
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- Department of Computational Medicine and Bioinformatics, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA; Department of Internal Medicine, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA; Department of Human Genetics, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA
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- Ludwig Center for Cancer Genetics and Therapeutics, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA; Sidney Kimmel Cancer Center, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA; Sol Goldman Pancreatic Cancer Research Center, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA
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Murphy CH, Sabath DE. Comparison of Phenotypic Activated Protein C Resistance Testing With a Genetic Assay for Factor V Leiden. Am J Clin Pathol 2019; 151:302-305. [PMID: 30423028 DOI: 10.1093/ajcp/aqy142] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022] Open
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Objectives To compare the accuracy and reliability of phenotypic activated protein C resistance (aPC-R) assays with a genotypic assay for the factor V Leiden F5 p.R506Q (FVL) mutation. Methods Data were obtained from an electronic data warehouse for FVL testing performed at an academic institution with a large referral laboratory service. In total, 1,596 patients were identified who had undergone both phenotypic aPC-R and genotypic FVL mutation testing. Results Phenotypic testing showed a high level of sensitivity, specificity, and other biostatistical values compared with genotypic testing. Improvements in technology decreased the amount of equivocal phenotypic results. Conclusions Phenotypic assays had close to total concordance with genotypic assays over 16 years of testing. Changing ordering practices could result in up to an 80% reduction in testing costs.
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- Colin H Murphy
- Department of Laboratory Medicine, Division of Clinical Coagulation, University of Washington, Seattle
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- Department of Laboratory Medicine, Division of Clinical Coagulation, University of Washington, Seattle
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Venous thromboembolism laboratory testing (factor V Leiden and
factor II c.*97G>A), 2018 update: a technical standard of the American College of
Medical Genetics and Genomics (ACMG). Genet Med 2018; 20:1489-1498. [DOI: 10.1038/s41436-018-0322-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/17/2018] [Accepted: 09/17/2018] [Indexed: 02/07/2023] Open
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Girolami A, Cosi E, Ferrari S, Girolami B. Heparin, coumarin, protein C, antithrombin, fibrinolysis and other clotting related resistances: old and new concepts in blood coagulation. J Thromb Thrombolysis 2018; 45:135-141. [PMID: 29063359 DOI: 10.1007/s11239-017-1559-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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The concept of resistance in blood coagulation has become important. In the past it was limited to the resistance shown by some patients to heparin, coumarin or aspirin. Subsequently, it was demonstrated that a mutation in a single clotting factor, FV, showed resistance to activated protein C. Since activated protein C is supposed to downregulate aFV and aFVIII, their persistence in the circulation gives origin to a hypercoagulable state. Recently antithrombin resistance has been defined. Several prothrombin abnormalities (dysprothrombinemias) have been shown to be resistant to the action of antithrombin. This is associated with the occurrence of a trombophilic state. Prothrombin may therefore be associated like FV with both a bleeding condition (prothrombin deficiency) and a thrombophilic state (some dysprothrombinemias). Finally, thrombomodulin resistance has been defined in liver cirrhosis. These patients often show an increased ratio between FVIII levels and protein C. This imbalance may be partly responsible for the frequent presence of portal vein thrombosis seen in these patients. All these studies have greatly increased the complexity of the clotting mechanisms and interactions. They have cast light on clinical events which had remained unknown or ill-defined.
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- A Girolami
- Department of Medicine, University of Padua Medical School, Via Ospedale 105, 35128, Padua, Italy.
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- Department of Medicine, University of Padua Medical School, Via Ospedale 105, 35128, Padua, Italy
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- Department of Medicine, University of Padua Medical School, Via Ospedale 105, 35128, Padua, Italy
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- Division of Medicine, Padua City Hospital, Padua, Italy
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Girolami A, Cosi E, Ferrari S, Girolami B. Prothrombin: Another Clotting Factor After FV That Is Involved Both in Bleeding and Thrombosis. Clin Appl Thromb Hemost 2018; 24:845-849. [PMID: 29690772 PMCID: PMC6714730 DOI: 10.1177/1076029618770741] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022] Open
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Clotting factor defects are usually associated with bleeding. About 2 decades ago, 2 polymorphisms, one of FII (G20210A) and another of FV (Arg506Gln), have been shown to be associated with prothrombotic state and venous thrombosis. As a consequence, FII and FV could be considered both as prohemorrhagic factors and prothrombotic conditions. Recently, it has been shown that missense mutations in the prothrombin gene of amino acid Arg596 of exon 14 to Leu596, Gln596, or Trp596 caused the appearance of a thrombophilic state and venous thrombosis. These mutated FII are not associated with bleeding, but only with venous thrombosis. Furthermore, they are all heterozygotes for the mutations. No missense mutation associated with thrombosis has been discovered so far for FV. As a consequence, the prothrombotic activity of FII is the result of a polymorphism and of a missense mutation, whereas that of FV derives only from a polymorphism. The observation that a clotting factor defect may be associated with both bleeding or venous thrombosis depending on the site of the mutation has caused an extensive reevaluation of the blood clotting mechanism.
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- Antonio Girolami
- Department of Medicine, University of Padua Medical School, Padua, Italy
- Antonio Girolami, Department of Medicine, University of Padua Medical School, Via Ospedale, 105, Padua 35128, Italy.
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- Department of Medicine, University of Padua Medical School, Padua, Italy
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- Department of Medicine, University of Padua Medical School, Padua, Italy
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Angchaisuksiri P. Venous thromboembolism in Asia – an unrecognised and under-treated problem? Thromb Haemost 2017; 106:585-90. [DOI: 10.1160/th11-03-0184] [Citation(s) in RCA: 44] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/18/2011] [Accepted: 06/29/2011] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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SummaryVenous thromboembolism (VTE) has been perceived for a long time to be less common in Asian populations, particularly in the Far East, than in Western populations. Generally, thromboprophylaxis is not implemented as frequently as it should be in high-risk patients. However, recent prospective studies undertaken in Asian countries have demonstrated higher rates of VTE after major surgery and in medical wards, approaching those observed in Western populations. Risk factors for VTE are not different in Asian patients from those of Western patients with the exception of thrombophilic mutations. Deficiencies of the natural anticoagulants (protein S, protein C, and antithrombin) are the predominant thrombophilias in Asia whereas factor V Leiden and prothrombin G20210A gene mutation are not found or rarely reported. Further large well-designed clinical studies are needed to evaluate the magnitude of the risk of VTE and the appropriate use of thromboprophylaxis in different clinical situations.
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Cramer TJ, Gale AJ. The anticoagulant function of coagulation factor V. Thromb Haemost 2017; 107:15-21. [DOI: 10.1160/th11-06-0431] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/24/2011] [Accepted: 10/24/2011] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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SummaryAlmost two decades ago an anticoagulant function of factor V (FV) was discovered, as an anticoagulant cofactor for activated protein C (APC). A natural mutant of FV in which the R506 inactivation site was mutated to Gln (FVLeiden) was inactivated slower by APC, but also could not function as anticoagulant cofactor for APC in the inactivation of activated factor VIII (FVIIIa). This mutation is prevalent in populations of Caucasian descent, and increases the chance of thrombotic events in carriers. Characterisation of the FV anticoagulant effect has elucidated multiple properties of the anticoagulant function of FV: 1) Cleavage of FV at position 506 by APC is required for anticoagulant function. 2) The C-terminal part of the FV B domain is required and the B domain must have an intact connection with the A3 domain of FV. 3) FV must be bound to a negatively charged phospholipid membrane. 4) Protein S also needs to be present. 5) FV acts as a cofactor for inactivation of both FVa and FVIIIa. 6) The prothrombotic function of FVLeiden is a function of both reduced APC cofactor activity and resistance of FVa to APC inactivation. However, detailed structural and mechanistic properties remain to be further explored.
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Primary Thrombophilia in México XI: Activated Protein C Resistance Phenotypes are Multifactorial. Indian J Hematol Blood Transfus 2017; 33:375-379. [DOI: 10.1007/s12288-016-0767-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/15/2016] [Accepted: 12/15/2016] [Indexed: 10/20/2022] Open
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Ruiz-Delgado GJ, Cantero-Fortiz Y, Mendez-Huerta MA, Leon-Gonzalez M, Nuñez-Cortes AK, Leon-Peña AA, Olivares-Gazca JC, Ruiz-Argüelles GJ. Primary Thrombophilia in Mexico XII: Miscarriages Are More Frequent in People with Sticky Platelet Syndrome. Turk J Haematol 2017; 34:239-243. [PMID: 28179211 PMCID: PMC5544043 DOI: 10.4274/tjh.2016.0411] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/01/2022] Open
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Objective: Sticky platelet syndrome (SPS) is an inherited condition that leads to arterial and venous thrombosis. There is scant information about the association between SPS and obstetric complications. This study aimed to assess the relationship between SPS and fetal loss at a single institution. Materials and Methods: The obstetric histories of all consecutive female patients prospectively studied in a 324-month period at a single institution with a history of thrombosis and a clinical marker of primary thrombophilia were reviewed. Results: Between 1989 and 2016, 268 consecutive patients with a clinical marker of primary thrombophilia and a history of arterial or venous thrombosis were studied; of these, 108 were female patients. Within this subset of thrombophilic females, 77 (71%) had been pregnant at some point. Twenty-eight of these 77 patients (37%) had had a spontaneous abortion and 24 of those (86%) were found to have SPS. On the other hand, in a subset of 73 female patients with SPS who had been pregnant, 32% had miscarriages. These figures are significantly higher than the prevalence of spontaneous abortions in the general Mexican population of pregnant women, which is 12%-13% (chi-square: 7.47; p=0.0063). Accordingly, the relative risk of having a miscarriage is 2.66 times higher in female patients with SPS than in the general population (p=0.0014). Conclusion: In Mexico, female patients with SPS experience significantly more spontaneous abortions than the general population. Since the treatment of SPS is simple and effective and could in turn prevent adverse obstetric outcomes, its investigation in women treated for obstetric complications may be useful and deserves further research.
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Sharma A, Bhakuni T, Biswas A, Ranjan R, Kumar R, Kishore K, Mahapatra M, Jairajpuri MA, Saxena R. Prevalence of Factor V Genetic Variants Associated With Indian APCR Contributing to Thrombotic Risk. Clin Appl Thromb Hemost 2015; 23:596-600. [PMID: 26699866 DOI: 10.1177/1076029615623376] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/15/2022] Open
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Phenotypic resistance to activated protein C (APC) is a complex mechanism associated with increased thrombosis risk. Activated protein C resistance (APCR) is mainly influenced by FVLeiden mutation, and various other single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) in FV gene are known to be associated with APCR. The aim of present study was to investigate the incidence and assess possible mechanisms of APCR in Indian patients with deep vein thrombosis (DVT). Three hundred and ten Doppler-proven patients with DVT were screened for APCR, and 50 APCR positive patients and 50 controls were typed for FVLeiden, Hong Kong, Cambridge, HR2 haplotype, Glu666Asp, Ala485Lys, and Liverpool using either polymerase chain reaction (PCR)-restriction fragment length polymorphism or allele specific PCR. FVLeiden was commonest cause of APCR (50%) in Indian patients with DVT being statistically significant ( P = .001) compared to controls. FV Liverpool, FV Glu666Asp and FV Ala485Lys were studied for the first time in Indian population. FV Liverpool, FV Glu666Asp, Hong Kong, and Cambridge were found to be absent. High frequency of Ala485Lys in patients shows that it might be a risk factor contributing to APCR in Indian patients with DVT. HR2 haplotype was not associated with APCR; however, presence of homozygous HR2 haplotype in patients only indicates the role it might play in Indian APCR population. In conclusion, contribution of FVLeiden causing APCR in Indian population is not as strong as previously reported in Western countries. The presence of other SNPs observed in the present study requires such studies on larger sample size to understand the molecular basis of defect.
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- 1 Department of Hematology, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India
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- 2 Protein Conformation and Enzymology Lab, Department of Biosciences, Jamia Millia Islamia, New Delhi, India
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- 3 Institute of Experimental Haematology and Transfusion Medicine, University Clinic Bonn, Bonn, Germany
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- 1 Department of Hematology, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India
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- 1 Department of Hematology, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India
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- 1 Department of Hematology, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India
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- 1 Department of Hematology, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India
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- 2 Protein Conformation and Enzymology Lab, Department of Biosciences, Jamia Millia Islamia, New Delhi, India
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- 1 Department of Hematology, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India
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Zavala-Hernández C, Hernández-Zamora E, Martínez-Murillo C, Majluf-Cruz A, Vela-Ojeda J, García-Chávez J, Reyes-Maldonado E. Risk Factors for Thrombosis Development in Mexican Patients. Ann Vasc Surg 2015; 29:1625-32. [DOI: 10.1016/j.avsg.2015.05.035] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/10/2014] [Revised: 05/01/2015] [Accepted: 05/23/2015] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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Novel FV mutation (W1920R, FVNara) associated with serious deep vein thrombosis and more potent APC resistance relative to FVLeiden. Blood 2014; 123:2420-8. [DOI: 10.1182/blood-2013-10-530089] [Citation(s) in RCA: 46] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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FVNara (W1920R), associated with serious deep vein thrombosis, is more resistant to APC relative to FVLeiden (R506Q). This mechanism results from significant decreases in FVa susceptibility to APC and FV cofactor activity for APC.
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Segers O, Simioni P, Tormene D, Bulato C, Gavasso S, Rosing J, Castoldi E. Genetic modulation of the FV(Leiden)/normal FV ratio and risk of venous thrombosis in factor V Leiden heterozygotes. J Thromb Haemost 2012; 10:73-80. [PMID: 22044617 DOI: 10.1111/j.1538-7836.2011.04546.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES The factor (F)V Leiden mutation causes activated protein C (APC) resistance by decreasing the susceptibility of FVa to APC-mediated inactivation and by impairing the APC-cofactor activity of FV in FVIIIa inactivation. However, APC resistance and the risk of venous thromboembolism (VTE) vary widely among FV Leiden heterozygotes. Common F5 genetic variation probably contributes to this variability. PATIENTS/METHODS APC resistance was determined in 250 FV Leiden heterozygotes and 133 normal relatives using the prothrombinase-based assay, which specifically measures the susceptibility of plasma FVa to APC. The effects of 12 F5 single-nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) on the normalized APC sensitivity ratio (nAPCsr) and on FV levels were determined by multiple regression analysis. RESULTS In FV Leiden heterozygotes,VTE risk increased with increasing nAPCsr, reaching an odds ratio (OR) of 9.9 (95% confidence interval [CI] 1.2–80.5) in the highest nAPCsr quartile. The minor alleles of several F5 SNPs, including 327 A/G (Q51Q), 409 G/C (D79H), 2663 A/G(K830R, T2 haplotype), 6533 T/C (M2120T) and 6755 A/G (D2194G, R2 haplotype), increased the nAPCsr in FV Leiden heterozygotes, but not in their normal relatives. Most of these effects could be attributed to a shift in the FV(Leiden)/normal FV ratio. Four FV Leiden heterozygotes with extremely high nAPCsr turned out to be pseudo-homozygotes, i.e. they carried a deleterious mutation on the non-Leiden allele. CONCLUSIONS In FV Leiden heterozygotes, the prothrombinase-based nAPCsr is a marker of VTE risk and is modulated by common F5 SNPs that affect the FV(Leiden)/normal FV ratio in plasma.
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- Department of Biochemistry, Cardiovascular Research Institute Maastricht, Maastricht University Medical Centre, Maastricht, the Netherlands
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Factor V Leiden is a genetic disorder characterized by a poor anticoagulant response to activated Protein C and an increased risk for venous thromboembolism. Deep venous thrombosis and pulmonary embolism are the most common manifestations, but thrombosis in unusual locations also occurs. The current evidence suggests that the mutation has at most a modest effect on recurrence risk after initial treatment of a first venous thromboembolism. Factor V Leiden is also associated with a 2- to 3-fold increased relative risk for pregnancy loss and possibly other obstetric complications, although the probability of a successful pregnancy outcome is high. The clinical expression of Factor V Leiden is influenced by the number of Factor V Leiden alleles, coexisting genetic and acquired thrombophilic disorders, and circumstantial risk factors. Diagnosis requires the activated Protein C resistance assay (a coagulation screening test) or DNA analysis of the F5 gene, which encodes the Factor V protein. The first acute thrombosis is treated according to standard guidelines. Decisions regarding the optimal duration of anticoagulation are based on an individualized assessment of the risks for venous thromboembolism recurrence and anticoagulant-related bleeding. In the absence of a history of thrombosis, long-term anticoagulation is not routinely recommended for asymptomatic Factor V Leiden heterozygotes, although prophylactic anticoagulation may be considered in high-risk clinical settings. In the absence of evidence that early diagnosis reduces morbidity or mortality, decisions regarding testing at-risk family members should be made on an individual basis.
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Duckers C, Simioni P, Tormene D, Carraro S, Rosing J, Castoldi E. Factor V Leiden pseudo-homozygotes have a more pronounced hypercoagulable state than factor V Leiden homozygotes. J Thromb Haemost 2011; 9:864-7. [PMID: 21251207 DOI: 10.1111/j.1538-7836.2011.04205.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Proteolytic inactivation of factors Va (FVa) and VIIIa (FVIIIa) by activated protein C (APC) and its cofactors protein S and factor V (FV) is a key process in the physiological down-regulation of blood coagulation. Functional abnormalities of this pathway, which manifest themselves in vitro as a poor anticoagulant response of plasma to added APC (APC resistance), are prevalent in the general population and are associated with an increased risk of venous thrombosis. APC resistance was originally discovered in thrombophilic families and later shown to be associated with the common FV Arg506Gln (FV(Leiden)) mutation, which abolishes one of the APC-cleavage sites in FV. Although FV(Leiden) is the major cause of hereditary APC resistance, it is becoming increasingly clear that several other genetic and acquired conditions contribute to APC resistance and thereby increase the risk of venous thrombosis. This paper reviews the multifactorial etiology of APC resistance and discusses its clinical implications.
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- Department of Biochemistry, Maastricht University, Maastricht, the Netherlands
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Leitner JM, Mannhalter C, Jilma B. Genetic variations and their influence on risk and treatment of venous thrombosis. Pharmacogenomics 2008; 9:423-37. [PMID: 18384256 DOI: 10.2217/14622416.9.4.423] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/28/2023] Open
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Venous thrombosis (VT) is a highly prevalent disease. Risk factors can be genetic or acquired. The well-established genetic polymorphisms predisposing to thrombophilic disorders can be divided into rare 'loss-of-function mutations' in anticoagulant proteins and common 'gain-of-function mutations' in procoagulant proteins, which are weaker risk factors. In addition to functional polymorphisms, defects in common pathways affecting biosynthesis or clearance of plasma coagulation factors and their relations to VT risk have been detected. Recently, investigations regarding genetic variations and response to drug treatment, relevant for the pathogenesis as well as therapy of venous thromboembolism have been performed. The methodical advances in genetic research have led to the identification of a number of new variants with still unclear association to VT. This review aims to discuss the established genetic risk factors as well as some candidate predictors of VT. Further, the recent developments in pharmacogenomics are reviewed.
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- Department of Clinical Pharmacology, Division for Hematology & Immunology, Medical University of Vienna, Währinger Gürtel 18-20, A-1090 Wien, Austria
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Vogt G, Vogt B, Chuzhanova N, Julenius K, Cooper DN, Casanova JL. Gain-of-glycosylation mutations. Curr Opin Genet Dev 2007; 17:245-51. [PMID: 17467977 DOI: 10.1016/j.gde.2007.04.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 45] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/16/2007] [Accepted: 04/16/2007] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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Disease-causing missense (and other in-frame) mutations can exert their deleterious effects at the cellular level through multiple mechanisms. A pathogenic mechanism involves the addition of a novel N-linked glycan. Up to 1.4% of known disease-causing missense mutations are predicted to give rise to gains-of-glycosylation. For some of these mutations, the novel glycans have been shown to be both necessary and sufficient to account for the deleterious impact of the mutation. The chemical complementation of cells from patients in vitro with various modifiers of glycosylation has been demonstrated and raises the possibility of specific chemical treatments for patients bearing gain-of-glycosylation mutations.
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- Laboratory of Human Genetics of Infectious Diseases, INSERM, U550, Paris 75015, France.
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DNA variations in the Factor V gene have played a major role in thrombosis research ever since the discovery of Factor V Leiden. Here, all relatively common DNA variations in the coding regions of the Factor V gene are discussed. Many of them have been associated with venous thrombosis or related diseases. However, most variations have been studied separately, without taking the presence of other variations in the same gene into account. This means that their association with disease should be interpreted with caution, as it may reflect linkage with another variation. An approach in which a haplotype-based analysis of the Factor V gene is combined with in vitro assays of recombinant proteins is advocated. Finally, a possible reason for the relatively polymorphic nature of the Factor V protein is discussed.
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- Haemostasis and Thrombosis Research Center, Department of Haematology C2R-139, Leiden University Medical Center.
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Hansson K, Stenflo J. Post-translational modifications in proteins involved in blood coagulation. J Thromb Haemost 2005; 3:2633-48. [PMID: 16129023 DOI: 10.1111/j.1538-7836.2005.01478.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 85] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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- Department of Clinical Chemistry, Lund University, University Hospital Malmö, Malmö, Sweden.
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Lunghi B, Scanavini D, Castoldi E, Gemmati D, Tognazzo S, Redaelli R, Ghirarduzzi A, Ieran M, Pinotti M, Bernardi F. The factor V Glu1608Lys mutation is recurrent in familial thrombophilia. J Thromb Haemost 2005; 3:2032-8. [PMID: 15975136 DOI: 10.1111/j.1538-7836.2005.01453.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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BACKGROUND Co-inheritance of heterozygous factor V deficiency with FV Leiden enhances the activated protein C resistance (APCR) associated with this mutation, resulting in pseudo-homozygous APCR. The role of FV deficiency in modulating thrombotic risk in this rare condition is poorly understood. METHODS AND RESULTS We have identified in thrombophilic patients with FV deficiency a novel FV gene mutation (c. 4996G>A), predicting the Glu1608Lys substitution in the A3 domain. The heterozygous mutation was detected in three unrelated patients, two carriers of the FV Leiden mutation, and one of the FVHR2 haplotype. The Glu1608Lys change was also present in two subjects with mild FV deficiency, and absent in 200 controls. The FV1608Lys carriers showed reduced mean FV activity (42% +/- 12%) and antigen (53% +/- 18%) levels and, in Western blot analysis, reduced amounts of intact platelet FV. The restriction fragment length polymorphism (RFLP) study identified two haplotypes underlying the mutation, which suggests that it is recurrent. In heterozygous subjects the amount of FV1608Lys mRNA in white blood cells was similar to that produced by the counterpart alleles (FVWt or FVHR2). Recombinant FV1608Lys (rFV1608Lys), detected by Western blot in the conditioned medium, was indistinguishable from rFVWt and FV antigen and activity were found to be respectively 44% +/- 20% and 13% +/- 4% of rFVWt. CONCLUSIONS Our data indicate that FVGlu1608Lys predicts a CRM (plasma)/CRMred (cell culture) FV deficiency, and may contribute to thrombophilia in carriers of FV Leiden and FVHR2 haplotype via a pseudo-homozygosity mechanism. Our findings help to define the molecular bases of FV deficiency and thrombophilia.
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Ferrara University, Ferrara, Italy
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Ruiz-Argüelles GJ, López-Martínez B, Valdés-Tapia P, Gómez-Rangel JD, Reyes-Núñez V, Garcés-Eisele J. Primary thrombophilia in Mexico. V. A comprehensive prospective study indicates that most cases are multifactorial. Am J Hematol 2005; 78:21-6. [PMID: 15609280 DOI: 10.1002/ajh.20233] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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Over a 36-month period, 46 consecutive Mexican mestizos with a clinical marker associated with a primary hypercoagulable state were prospectively assessed by searching for the sticky platelet syndrome (SPS), the activated protein C resistance (aPCR) phenotype, coagulation protein C activity and antigen, coagulation protein S, antithrombin III, plasminogen, tissue-type plasminogen activator activity, plasminogen activator inhibitor activity, plasminogen activator inhibitor type 1, IgG and IgM isotypes of antiphospholipid antibodies, homocysteine levels, the factor V gene Leiden, Cambridge, Hong Kong, and Liverpool mutations, the 677 C-->T mutation in the 5,10-methylenetetrahydrofolatereductase (MTHFR), and the G20210A polymorphism in the 3'-untranslated region of the prothrombin gene. Of the 46 consecutive patients prospectively accrued in the study, only 12 (26%) were males, the median age being 38 years (range 10-63 years). In only four individuals (8%) could we not record any abnormality. In 5/42 patients with abnormal results (12%), a single abnormality was recorded, whereas in the remaining 37, two to five co-existing abnormalities were identified. We found 22 (48%) patients with the SPS, 11 (24%) with the aPCR phenotype, 5 (11%) with the factor V Leiden mutation, 7 (15%) with the prothrombin gene mutation, 29 (63%) with the MTHFR gene mutation, 11 (24%) with the factor V HR2 haplotype, 11 (24%) with antiphospholipid antibodies, 4 (9%) with PS deficiency, 6 (13%) with PC deficiency, one with the FV Hong Kong mutation, and one with AT-III deficiency. The results are consonant with the idea that most cases of thrombophilia in Mexico are multifactorial.
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Taralunga C, Gueguen R, Visvikis S, Regnault V, Sass C, Siest G, Lecompte T, Wahl D. Phenotypic sensitivity to activated protein C in healthy families: importance of genetic components and environmental factors. Br J Haematol 2004; 126:392-7. [PMID: 15257712 DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2141.2004.05055.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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The relative importance of environmental factors and genetic components other than factor V Leiden on the sensitivity to activated protein C (APC) in healthy nuclear families was determined. We studied 149 European families (298 parents and 278 biological offspring aged more than 6 years). APC response was measured and expressed as normalized APC-sensitivity ratio (n-APC-SR). Subjects were genotyped for G1691A and G20210A polymorphisms of factor V and II genes; levels of factors II, V and VIII, antithrombin, cholesterol, high-density lipoprotein cholesterol and triglycerides were measured. After identifying variables influencing the n-APC-SR by a stepwise multiple regression model, variance component analysis was used. The heritability (proportion of the overall variability of a trait due to polygenic effects) of n-APC-SR was determined after adjustment for all clinical and laboratory variables, including factor V Leiden. Heritability coefficients (mean +/- standard deviation) were different for males (0.68 +/- 0.06) and females (0.34 +/- 0.12) younger than 25 years and in subjects older than 25 years: 0.37 +/- 0.09. This analysis provides strong evidence for a polygenic component influencing n-APC-SR in addition to factor V Leiden and suggests age- and gender-specific genetic effects.
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