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Mutations in the fibrinogen aalpha gene account for the majority of cases of congenital afibrinogenemia.
Blood - 1 Jul 2000
Neerman-Arbez M, de Moerloose P, Bridel C, Honsberger A, Schönbörner A, Rossier C, Peerlinck K, Claeyssens S, Di Michele D, d'Oiron R, Dreyfus M, Laubriat-Bianchin M, Dieval J, Antonarakis S E, Morris M A
Abstract excerpt
Congenital afibrinogenemia is a rare, autosomal, recessive disorder characterized by the complete absence of detectable fibrinogen. We previously identified the first causative mutations in a nonconsanguineous Swiss family; the 4 affected persons have homozygous deletions of approximately 11 kb of the fibrinogen alpha (FGA) gene. Haplotype data implied that these deletions occurred on distinct ancestral...
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