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Analysis of factor VIII gene intron 1 inversion in Argentinian families with severe haemophilia A and a review of the literature.
Blood coagulation & fibrinolysis : an international journal in haemostasis and thrombosis - 1 Oct 2004
Rossetti Liliana C, Candela Miguel, Bianco Raúl Pérez, de Tezanos Pinto Miguel, Western Andrea, Goodeve Anne, Larripa Irene B, De Brasi Carlos D
Abstract excerpt
Besides intron 22 factor VIII gene inversion (Inv22), intron 1 inversion (Inv1) has recently been reported as a further recurrent mutation that causes approximately 5% of severe haemophilia A (HA) cases. We analysed the presence of the Inv1 in a group of 64 severe HA-affected families from Argentina, and found only one positive case. This Inv1 patient has not developed a factor VIII inhibitor, and the screening...
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