Open AccessAntithrombin III: Plasma Activity and Reference Range Among Nigerian Blood Donors
Author(s) -
Vincent Oluseye Osunkalu,
Okezie Obasi Kanu,
Felix Ngwuli
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
nigerian postgraduate medical journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.261
H-Index - 19
ISSN - 1117-1936
DOI - 10.4103/1117-1936.173964
Subject(s) - antithrombin , nigerians , confidence interval , medicine , reference range , population , heparin , political science , law , environmental health
Diagnosis of antithrombin III (ATIII) deficiency as a common cause of thrombophilia is primarily based on the determination of antithrombin levels in plasma using a functional activity assay or an immunological assay, but local reference interval is lacking.