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Disruption of a binding site for hepatocyte nuclear factor 4 results in hemophilia B Leyden.
15 Jul 1992
Abstract excerpt
Hemophilia B Leyden is an X chromosome-linked bleeding disorder characterized by very low plasma levels of blood coagulation factor IX (fIX) during childhood. After puberty, plasma fIX levels gradually rise to a maximum of 60% of normal, probably under the influence of testosterone. Single point mutations in the fIX promoter region of hemophilia B Leyden patients have been reported at -20, -6, -5, +8 and +13. In...
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