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ReviewJournal of thrombosis and haemostasis : JTH2021

Thrombin generation assays are versatile tools in blood coagulation analysis: A review of technical features, and applications from research to laboratory routine.

François Depasse, Nikolaus B Binder, Julia Mueller, Thomas Wissel, Stephan Schwers, Matthias Germer, Björn Hermes, Peter L Turecek

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Review in Journal of thrombosis and haemostasis : JTH, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 58 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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58 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

8 authors.

François DepasseDiagnostica Stago, Asnieres-sur-Seine, France.
Nikolaus B BinderTechnoclone Herstellung von Diagnostika und Arzneimitteln GmbH, Vienna, Austria.
Julia MuellerSiemens Healthcare Diagnostics Products GmbH, Marburg, Germany.
Thomas WisselSiemens Healthcare Diagnostics Products GmbH, Marburg, Germany.
Stephan SchwersBayer AG, Wuppertal, Germany.
Matthias GermerBiotest AG, Dreieich, Germany.
Björn HermesDIN e.V. - DIN Standards Committee Medicine (NAMed), Berlin, Germany.
Peter L TurecekBaxalta Innovations GmbH, Part of the Takeda group of companies, Vienna, Austria.ORCID 0000-0002-6161-1556

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Thrombin is the pivotal enzyme in the biochemistry of secondary hemostasis crucial to maintaining homeostasis of hemostasis. In contrast to routine coagulation tests (PT or aPTT) or procoagulant or anticoagulant factor assays (e.g. fibrinogen, factor VIII, antithrombin or protein C), the thrombin generation assay (TGA), also named thrombin generation test (TGT) is a so-called "global assay" that provides a picture of the hemostasis balance though a continuous and simultaneous measurement of thrombin formation and inhibition. First described in the early 1950s, as a manual assay, efforts have been made in order to standardize and automate the assay to offer researchers, clinical laboratories and the pharmaceutical industry a versatile tool covering a wide range of clinical and non-clinical applications. This review describes technical options offered to properly run TGA, including a review of preanalytical and analytical items, performance, interpretation, and applications in physiology research and pharmacy.

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Blood Coagulation TestsThrombinBlood CoagulationHumansLaboratories, ClinicalThrombinassay technologycoagulation assaythrombin generation assaythrombosis

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PMID34525255
PMCPMC9291770

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