Factor V Activity and Human Inhibitor

Test Code

17844X

CPT Codes
85220, 85335

Preferred Specimen

2 mL plasma (x2) collected in 3.2% sodium citrate (light blue-top) tubes

Minimum Volume

1 mL (x2)

Instructions

Platelet-poor plasma: Centrifuge light blue-top tube 15 minutes at approx. 1500 x g within 60 minutes of collection. Using a plastic pipette, remove plasma, taking care to avoid the WBC/platelet buffy layer and place into a plastic vial. Centrifuge a second time and transfer platelet-poor plasma into a new plastic vial. Plasma must be free of platelets (<10,000/mcL). Freeze immediately and ship on dry ice. Do not thaw.

Transport Temperature

Frozen

Specimen Stability

Room temperature: Frozen Only
Refrigerated: Frozen Only
Frozen -20° C: 14 days
Frozen -70° C: 1 year

Reject Criteria (Eg, hemolysis? Lipemia? Thaw/Other?)

Thawed plasma

Methodology
Clot Based

Setup Schedule

Set up: Tues; Report available: 3 days

Clinical Significance

This panel quantifies coagulation factor V activity and inhibitors to factor V and may be used to support the diagnosis of factor V deficiency as a result of inhibitor development.

Coagulation factor V plays an essential role in hemostasis by promoting thrombin generation at the activated platelet surface. Deficiency of factor V leads to a rare bleeding disorder and can be congenital or acquired. Congenital factor V deficiency is caused by pathogenic variants of the F5 gene, while acquired factor V deficiency can be caused by liver disease, consumptive coagulopathies, disseminated intravascular coagulation, or inhibitors (autoantibodies or alloantibodies) that interfere with factor V activity. Inhibition of factor V activity secondary to antibody development is a rare occurrence and may be induced by chemical agents, drugs, or surgical procedures using bovine thrombin [1].

Patients with inhibitors to factor V usually have prolonged prothrombin time (PT) and activated partial thromboplastin time (aPTT), low factor V activity levels, and a normal thrombin time. Factor V inhibitors are measured using a Bethesda assay and are reported in Bethesda titer units (BU). Quantification of factor V inhibitors may inform treatment decisions for acquired factor V deficiency and help monitor inhibitor suppression therapy [1].

The results of this test should be interpreted in the context of pertinent clinical and family history and physical examination findings.

Reference
1. Tabibian S, et al. Semin Thromb Hemost. 2019;45(5):523-543.

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