Abstract
Factor XIII (FXIII) is an essential coagulation factor that stabilizes fibrin clots and allows the clot to resist fibrinolysis. Inherited or acquired FXIII deficiency is a severe bleeding disorder with manifestations that can include fatal intracranial hemorrhage. Accurate FXIII laboratory testing is necessary for diagnosis, subtyping, and treatment monitoring. The recommended first-line test is FXIII activity, most commonly performed by commercial ammonia release assays. In these assays, it is important to perform a plasma blank measurement to correct for FXIII-independent ammonia production, which can lead to clinically significant overestimation of FXIII activity. Automated performance of a commercial FXIII activity assay (Technoclone, Vienna, Austria), including blank correction, on the BCS XP instrument is described.
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Smock, K.J., Moser, K.A. (2023). Automation of a Factor XIII Activity Assay Utilizing a Plasma Blank Measurement. In: Favaloro, E.J., Gosselin, R.C. (eds) Hemostasis and Thrombosis. Methods in Molecular Biology, vol 2663. Humana, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-0716-3175-1_46
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