Acquired alpha‐2‐antiplasmin deficiency in acute promyelocytic leukaemia

We report a prospective study in nine consecutive adult patients with acute promyelocytic leukaemia (APL). The study objective was to assess the prevalance of activation of blood coagulation and/or activation of fibrinolysis in APL. Coagulation and fibrinolytic parameters relevant to the objective included antithrombin III, plasminogen, fibrin/fibrinogen degradation products and alpha‐2 antiplasmin activity and antigen levels. The results of...