Abstract
A simple and rapid in vitro test was devised to detect the presence of the prothrombin precursor molecule circulating in the plasma of 55 out of 56 patients receiving oral vitamin K antagonists and in 4 out of 5 patients with obstructive jaundice, using either Dispholidus typus or Echis carinatus venoms. The absence of the molecule from the plasma of jaundiced patients was suggestive of hepatocellular rather than obstructive jaundice. The test is based on the clotting of aluminium hydroxide gel adsorbed plasma by the venoms. It is more sensitive and easier to perform than measuring antigenic prothrombin levels.
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