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pathway

1. Education courses taken by a student to gain entry to a higher course or towards a final qualification
2. Biochem a chain of reactions associated with a particular metabolic process
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There are 2 major types of hemophilia: hemophilia A (classic hemophilia), which is a functional deficiency of Factor VIII of the intrinsic pathway of coagulation; and hemophilia B (Christmas disease), which is a functional deficiency of Factor IX of the extrinsic pathway of coagulation.
The evidence so far accumulated would suggest that 1 of the 2 should be the dRVVT and the other may be based on the intrinsic pathway of coagulation (APTT, KCT, or SCT).
The data indicates that uncoated stent activate intrinsic pathway of coagulation and may promote thrombus formation more readily than the polymer coated and drug coated stents.
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