ASCP MEDICAL LABORATORY TECHNICIAN - MLT(ASCP) ASCP-MLT Question # 94 Topic 8 Discussion

ASCP MEDICAL LABORATORY TECHNICIAN - MLT(ASCP) ASCP-MLT Question # 94 Topic 8 Discussion

ASCP-MLT Exam Topic 8 Question 94 Discussion:
Question #: 94
Topic #: 8

Vitamin K dependent factors are those that require Vitamin K for their synthesis in the liver. Vitamin K is an important factor to gamma-glutamyl carboxylase which adds a carboxyl group to glutamic acid residues on factors II, VII, IX and X, as well as Protein S, Protein C. In adding the gamma-carboxyl group to glutamate residues on the immature clotting factors Vitamin K is itself oxidized. Deficiency of Vitamin K due to malabsorption, liver disease, etc. may contribute to bleeding disorders because clotting factor maturation depends on Vitamin K.

Which of these coagulation factors are referred to as "vitamin-K dependent?"


A.

I, V, VIII, XIII


B.

II, V, IX, XII


C.

II, VII, IX, X


D.

XI, XII, Fletcher, Fitzgerald


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