Article
Site and type of mutations in the factor VIII gene in patients and carriers of haemophilia A.
Haemophilia : the official journal of the World Federation of Hemophilia - 1 Jul 2001
Theophilus B D, Enayat M S, Williams M D, Hill F G
Abstract excerpt
Haemophilia A is an X-linked bleeding disorder caused by reduced or absent FVIII (FVIII) protein caused by mutations in the FVIII gene. We have used Southern blotting and chemical mismatch analysis (CMA) to identify the mutations causing haemophilia A in 59 local or referred patients or carriers of haemophilia A. Southern blot analysis of 87 families with FVIII : C < 5% identified 31 as positive for the intron 22...
Topics
- Factor VIII
- Female
- Hemophilia A
- Heterozygote
- Humans
- Male
- Mutation
- Polymerase Chain Reaction
