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An important role for the activation peptide domain in controlling factor IX levels in the blood of haemophilia B mice.
Thrombosis and haemostasis - 1 Dec 2005
Begbie Megan E, Mamdani Asif, Gataiance Sharon, Eltringham-Smith Louise J, Bhakta Varsha, Hortelano Gonzalo, Sheffield William P
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The factors responsible for the removal of injected factor IX (fIX) from the blood of individuals with haemophilia B are only partly understood, and may include binding to endothelial or subendothelial sites, passive extravasation related to size or charge, or interactions requiring fIX activation. To investigate these issues, we have produced and characterised recombinant fIX proteins with amino acid changes:...
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