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Spontaneous splenic rupture in a patient with factor XIII deficiency and a novel mutation.
Pediatric blood & cancer - 1 Jan 2008
Khalife Hassan, Muwakkit Samar, Al-Moussawi Hayfa, Dabbous Ibrahim, Khoury Ruby, Peyvandi Flora, Abboud Miguel R
Abstract excerpt
We report a novel mutation in factor XIIIA gene that caused severe congenital factor XIII deficiency in a 6 year and 8 month old male. The mutation is a GA deletion in the core domain leading to a premature stop at codon 502. The child had severe deficiency with two episodes of intracerebral hemorrhage. He also developed spontaneous splenic rupture, an unusual complication of this disorder.
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