Thrombophilia due to activated protein C resistance is due to a mutation in the F5 gene that renders factor V resistant to cleavage and inactivation by activated protein C and results in a tendency to have thrombosis.
Diseases of the blood and blood-forming organs and certain disorders involving the immune mechanism
Coagulation defects, purpura and other haemorrhagic conditions
Autosomal dominant
1q24.2
Thrombophilia due to activated protein C resistance is due to a mutation in the F5 gene that renders factor V resistant to cleavage and inactivation by activated protein C and results in a tendency to have thrombosis.