Which of the following statements about coagulation factor VII is not true?
Factor VII is a 56kd single chain, vitamin K dependent zymogen component of the extrinsic pathway of blood coagulation. So, its deficiency is associated with prolongation of PT not APTT. APTT is prolonged in case of deficiency of coagulation factors involved in intrinsic pathway. Ref: Autoantibodies By James B. Pete, Pages 179-80
Deficiency is associated with prolonged APTT
Deficiency can be managed by Fresh Frozen plasma
Deficiency is inherited as an Autosomal Recessive trait
Has a shoer half life in comparison to Hageman factor (XII)