PROTEIN S
01 Overview
02 Details
Why Get Tested?
To help evaluate inappropriate blood clot formation (thrombotic episode or thromboembolism); to determine whether you may have a protein C or protein S deficiency.
When to Get Tested?
When you have had an unexplained blood clot; when your newborn has a severe clotting disorder; sometimes when a close relative has an inherited protein C or protein S deficiency.
Sample Required?
A blood sample drawn from a vein in your arm.
Test Preparation Needed?
You must wait at least 10 days after a thrombotic episode and be off oral warfarin (Coumadin®) anticoagulant therapy for 2 weeks before having this test done.