Elevated D-dimers are also a marker of underlying malignancy and increased mortality in the absence of venous thromboembolism.

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Published in J Clin Pathol on July 29, 2010

Authors

L Knowlson1, S Bacchu, S Paneesha, A McManus, K Randall, P Rose

Author Affiliations

1: ST3 Haematology, University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire NHS Trust, Coventry, UK.

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