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Seven novel mutations in the factor XIII A-subunit gene causing hereditary factor XIII deficiency in 10 unrelated families.
Journal of thrombosis and haemostasis : JTH - 1 Oct 2004
Vysokovsky A, Saxena R, Landau M, Zivelin A, Eskaraev R, Rosenberg N, Seligsohn U, Inbal A
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Hereditary factor (F)XIII deficiency is a rare bleeding disorder mostly due to mutations in FXIII A subunit. OBJECTIVES: We studied the molecular basis of FXIII deficiency in patients from 10 unrelated families originating from Israel, India and Tunisia. METHODS: Exons 2-15 of genomic DNA consisting of coding regions and intron/exon boundaries were amplified and sequenced. Structural analysis of the...
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