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Lupus Anticoagulant

Also known as: Lupus Antibody; LA; Lupus Inhibitor
Formal name: Lupus Anticoagulant
Related tests: Partial Thromboplastin Time (PTT); LA Sensitive PTT (LA-PTT); Thrombin Time; Dilute or Modified Russell Viper Venom Screen (dRVVT or MRVVT); Anticardiolipin Antibodies; Prothrombin Time (PT); Antiphospholipid Antibodies

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