Designed ankyrin repeat proteins: a new approach to mimic complex antigens for diagnostic purposes?

Inhibitory antibodies directed against coagulation factor VIII (FVIII) can be found in patients with acquired and congenital hemophilia A. Such FVIII-inhibiting antibodies are routinely detected by the functional Bethesda Assay. However, this assay has a low sensitivity and shows a high inter-labora...

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Main Authors: Stefanie Hausammann, Monique Vogel, Johanna A Kremer Hovinga, Sebastien Lacroix-Desmazes, Beda M Stadler, Michael P Horn
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3634029?pdf=render