A 32-Year-Old Caucasian Woman Experiences Three Episodes of Deep Venous

A 32-year-old Caucasian woman experiences three episodes of deep venous thrombosis in a six year period.  She has a history of pulmonary embolism as well.  The patient's partial thromboplastin time (PTT) is within normal limits, and remains unchanged when activated protein C is added to her plasma.  The most likely cause of this patient's problem is:

A) Immune
B) Nutritional
C) Inherited
D) Infectious
E) Neoplastic

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