Engineered factor Xa variants retain procoagulant activity independent of direct factor Xa inhibitors

A major drawback in the clinical use of the oral anticoagulants that directly inhibit factor Xa in order to prevent blood clot formation is the potential for life threatening bleeding events. Here the authors describe factor Xa variants that are refractory to inhibition by these anticoagulants and c...

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Main Authors: Daniël Verhoef, Koen M. Visscher, C. Ruben Vosmeer, Ka Lei Cheung, Pieter H. Reitsma, Daan P. Geerke, Mettine H. A. Bos
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2017-09-01
Series:Nature Communications
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-017-00647-9