Detection of venous thromboembolism by proteomic serum biomarkers.

Available blood assays for venous thromboembolism (VTE) suffer from diminished specificity. Compared with single marker tests, such as D-dimer, a multi-marker strategy may improve diagnostic ability. We used direct mass spectrometry (MS) analysis of serum from patients with VTE to determine whether...

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Main Authors: Santhi K Ganesh, Yugal Sharma, Judith Dayhoff, Henry M Fales, Jennifer Van Eyk, Thomas S Kickler, Eric M Billings, Elizabeth G Nabel
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2007-06-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC1891085?pdf=render