Long-term stability of coagulation variables: Protein S as a biomarker for preanalytical storage-related variations in human plasma

Fotini Betsou; Bertrand Roussel; Nicolas Guillaume; Jean-Jacques Lefrère

doi:10.1160/TH08-10-0679

Thrombosis and Haemostasis, Table of Contents

Thromb Haemost 2009; 101(06): 1172-1175
DOI: 10.1160/TH08-10-0679

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Long-term stability of coagulation variables: Protein S as a biomarker for preanalytical storage-related variations in human plasma

Fotini Betsou

¹Biobanque de Picardie, CHU d’Amiens, Salouel, France

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Bertrand Roussel

²Laboratoire d’Hématologie, CHU d’Amiens, Amiens, France

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Nicolas Guillaume

²Laboratoire d’Hématologie, CHU d’Amiens, Amiens, France

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Jean-Jacques Lefrère

²Laboratoire d’Hématologie, CHU d’Amiens, Amiens, France

³Institut National de la Transfusion sanguine, Paris, France

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