Article
Use of Intron 1 and 22 inversions and linkage analysis in carrier detection of hemophilia A in Indians.
Clinica chimica acta; international journal of clinical chemistry - 1 Mar 2006
Ahmed Rafeeq, Kannan Meganathan, Biswas Arijit, Ranjan Ravi, Choudhry Ved P, Saxena Renu
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Hemophilia A is an X-linked recessively inherited bleeding disorder characterized by deficiency of procoagulant factor VIII (FVIII). METHODS: Sixty unrelated hemophilia A patients and their family members have undergone tests for carrier detection by linkage analysis using the polymorphic markers Bcl I, Xba I and Intron 13 or 22 VNTRs. In families of sporadic hemophiliacs, the carrier status of female...
Topics
- Chromosome Inversion
- Female
- Genetic Carrier Screening
- Genetic Linkage
- Hemophilia A
- Humans
- India
- Introns
- Male
- Mutation
