Background Vitamins play an essential role in various physiological and biological
processes, and their deficiency causes several health consequences in humans. Unlike …

The development of venous thromboembolism (VTE), which includes deep-vein thrombosis
and pulmonary embolism, may be associated with inherited or acquired risk factors that can …

Essentials• Discovery of predictive biomarkers of venous thromboembolism (VTE) may aid
risk stratification.• A case‐control study where plasma was sampled before the occurrence of …

Essentials• MicroRNAs (miRNAs) regulate the molecular networks controlling biological
functions such as hemostasis.• We utilized novel methods to analyze miRNA‐mediated …

Aim The biology of recurrent pregnancy loss and recurrent implantation failure (RPL-RIF) is
complex with multi-factorial etiology, with defective thrombosis being one of the most …

Background and Purpose—Risk of recurrent stroke is high in the first few weeks after
transient ischemic attack or stroke and clinical risk prediction tools have only limited …

Thrombophilia leads to an increased risk of venous thromboembolism. Widely accepted risk
factors for thrombophilia comprise deficiencies of protein C, protein S, and antithrombin, as …

Protein Z (PZ) is a vitamin K-dependent factor characterized by its homology to other vitamin
K-dependent factors (factors VII, IX, and X, protein C and protein S), but lacks any enzymatic …

Depression after stroke is a common occurrence, raising questions as to whether
depression could be a long-term biological and immunological sequela of stroke. Early …

Background: Thrombophilia testing is controversial, not least because of its high cost.
Because comprehensive val-id testing requires standardized blood collection close by the …