The Activated Seven Lupus Anticoagulant (ASLA) test has comparable sensitivity to classical assays for screening of lupus anticoagulant

Thromb Haemost 2005; 93(05): 1007-1009
DOI: 10.1055/s-0037-1616577

Letters to the Editor

Schattauer GmbH

Authors

Marta Martinuzzo

¹Department of Haematology, Thrombosis and Haemostasis, Favaloro University and Institute of Cardiology and Cardiovascular Surgery, Favaloro Foundation, Buenos Aires, Argentina
Yolanda Adamczuk

¹Department of Haematology, Thrombosis and Haemostasis, Favaloro University and Institute of Cardiology and Cardiovascular Surgery, Favaloro Foundation, Buenos Aires, Argentina
Maria Luisa Iglesias Varela

¹Department of Haematology, Thrombosis and Haemostasis, Favaloro University and Institute of Cardiology and Cardiovascular Surgery, Favaloro Foundation, Buenos Aires, Argentina
Gonzalo Pombo

¹Department of Haematology, Thrombosis and Haemostasis, Favaloro University and Institute of Cardiology and Cardiovascular Surgery, Favaloro Foundation, Buenos Aires, Argentina
Forastiero Ricardo

¹Department of Haematology, Thrombosis and Haemostasis, Favaloro University and Institute of Cardiology and Cardiovascular Surgery, Favaloro Foundation, Buenos Aires, Argentina

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