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Delayed umbilical bleeding--a presenting feature for factor XIII deficiency: clinical features, genetics, and management.
Pediatrics - 1 Feb 2002
Anwar Rashida, Minford Adrian, Gallivan Louise, Trinh Chi H, Markham Alexander F
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OBJECTIVES: The objectives of this study were 1) to assess the importance of an early diagnosis for factor XIII (FXIII) deficiency, and 2) to investigate the molecular basis and mechanism(s) of disease in the patients under study. METHODS: The case histories of 6 FXIII-deficient patients were examined to assess the influence of early versus delayed diagnosis and replacement therapy. The nucleotide sequence of the...
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