Clinical implications of serum thrombomodulin in PR3-ANCA-associated vasculitis.

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Lukas W, Zielonka TM, Wardyn KA, Krupa R, Zycinska K

Abstract

Vascular injury is the main mechanism in pathophysiology of PR3-ANCA-associated vasculitis. Soluble serum thrombomodulin (sTM) is a membrane-bound receptor for thrombin expressed by vascular endothelial cells. - Objective: The aim of study was to determine the blood levels of sTM in patients with PR3-ANCA-associated vasculitis.

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20156770