APC

Activated protein C

BLAST

Basic local alignment search tool

BMI

Body mass index

dbSNP

Single nucleotide polymorphism data base

DNA

Deoxyribonucleic acid

DVT

Deep vein (venous) thrombosis

EDTA

Ethylene diamine tetra-acetic acid

EPCR

Endothelial protein C receptor

MAF

Minor allele frequency

NCBI

National center for biotechnology information

OR

Odd ratio

PC

Protein C

PCR

Polymerase chain reaction

PE

Pulmonary embolism

SNP

Single nucleotide polymorphism

SPSS

Statistical package for social science

UTR

Untranslated region