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ArticleJournal of thrombosis and haemostasis : JTH2022

Unraveling a borderline antithrombin deficiency case with quantitative mass spectrometry.

Mirjam Kruijt, Liselotte M van der Pol, Jeroen Eikenboom, Harjo J Verburg, Christa M Cobbaert, L Renee Ruhaak

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Article in Journal of thrombosis and haemostasis : JTH, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.

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3 · Its place in the literature

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5 citing papers in PubMed, 9 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Mirjam KruijtDepartment of Clinical Chemistry and Laboratory Medicine, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, The Netherlands.ORCID 0000-0002-4520-7385
Liselotte M van der PolDepartment of Internal Medicine, Division of Thrombosis and Hemostasis, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, The Netherlands.ORCID 0000-0002-8663-6418
Jeroen EikenboomDepartment of Internal Medicine, Division of Thrombosis and Hemostasis, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, The Netherlands.ORCID 0000-0002-3268-5759
Harjo J VerburgDepartment of Gynecology and Fertility, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, The Netherlands.ORCID 0000-0001-5213-3276
Christa M CobbaertDepartment of Clinical Chemistry and Laboratory Medicine, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, The Netherlands.ORCID 0000-0003-3565-1404
L Renee RuhaakDepartment of Clinical Chemistry and Laboratory Medicine, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, The Netherlands.ORCID 0000-0003-3737-3807
Leiden University Medical Center · NL

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Antithrombin deficiency diagnostics by first-line activity tests suffer from a lack of sensitivity sometimes resulting in diagnostic uncertainty. We here present a case of a woman with recurrent pregnancy loss who was screened for inherited thrombophilia. Antithrombin activity was borderline low, resulting in uncertainty about the correct diagnosis. Using a mass spectrometry-based test, the antithrombin protein of the patient was characterized at the molecular level and a heterozygous p.Pro73Leu mutation was identified. The mutation, also known as antithrombin "Basel," increases the risk of venous thromboembolism and obstetric complications. This case is illustrative of current antithrombin deficiency screening, in which diagnoses may be missed by traditional diagnostics. Next-generation protein diagnostics by mass spectrometry provides molecular insight into the proteoforms present in vivo. This information is essential for laboratory specialists and clinicians to unambiguously diagnose patients and will aid in evolving healthcare from traditional to precision diagnostics.

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Antithrombin III DeficiencyThrombophiliaVenous ThromboembolismAntithrombinsFemaleHumansMass SpectrometryPregnancyAntithrombinsantithrombinantithrombin deficiencymass spectrometrymolecular characterizationnext-generation protein diagnosticsrecurrent pregnancy loss

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PMID34653293
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