Dear G.G.K.: The D-dimer test looks for the breakdown of fibrin, which is a major protein that is involved in blood clotting.

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bGeneral Direction of Disease Control, Ministry of Public Health, Hygiene, and Prevention, Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo cNational Program of Care and Follow-up of Survivors, Ministry of ...