Quality Issues in Heritable Thrombophilia Testing

Inherited thrombophilia and the risk of myocardial infarction: current evidence and uncertainties

“…3 Up-to-date indications for thrombophilia testing in patients with VTE have been summarized in various guidelines and reviews; however, validated guidance is still lacking on whom and what to test. [5][6][7][8][9][10][11][12][13][14][15] As no single well-standardized and widely accepted method exists for heritable thrombophilia screening, a list of investigations has to be performed in a patient suspected of thrombophilia. Thrombophilia screening usually includes tests for APC resistance or FVL, FII20210A, as well as assays for AT, PC, and PS.…”