Emmanuel J Favaloro1,2, Giuseppe Lippi3. 1. Department of Haematology, Institute of Clinical Pathology and Medical Research (ICPMR), NSW Health Pathology, Westmead Hospital, Westmead, NSW, 2145, Australia. 2. Sydney Centres for Thrombosis and Haemostasis, Westmead, NSW, Australia, Phone: +(612) 8890 6618, Fax: +(612) 9689 2331. 3. Section of Clinical Biochemistry, Department of Neurological, Biomedical and Movement Sciences, University of Verona, Verona, Italy.