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Prolonged PT and aPTT in a patient with severe proteinuria

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Motta, I., Artoni, A., Migone De Amicis, M. et al. Prolonged PT and aPTT in a patient with severe proteinuria. Intern Emerg Med 8, 611–614 (2013). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11739-013-0988-9

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