Peer-reviewed veterinary case report
Canine specific ELISA for coagulation factor VII.
- Journal:
- Veterinary journal (London, England : 1997)
- Year:
- 2011
- Authors:
- Knudsen, Tom et al.
- Affiliation:
- Department of Small Animal Clinical Sciences
- Species:
- dog
Abstract
Canine coagulation factor VII (FVII) deficiency can be hereditary or acquired and may cause life threatening bleeding episodes if untreated. FVII procoagulant activity can be measured by FVII activity (FVII:C), but assays for measurement of canine specific FVII antigen (FVII:Ag) have not been available to date. In this study, a canine specific ELISA for measurement of FVII:Ag in plasma was developed and validated. The FVII:Ag ELISA correctly diagnosed homozygous and heterozygous hereditary FVII deficiency. Together with activity based assays, such as FVII:C, the FVII:Ag ELISA should be valuable in the diagnosis of hereditary canine FVII deficiency.
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