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Long-term FVII substitution in a preterm infant with severe gastrointestinal bleeding and FVII deficiency due to a homozygous donor splice mutation IVS4+1G-->A.
Pediatric hematology and oncology - 1 Mar 2006
Hennewig U, Eisert S, Wulff K, Herrmann F H, Schneider D T, Göbel U
Abstract excerpt
Congenital FVII deficiency is a rare bleeding disorder. Clinical complications are similar to those seen in hemophilia A, and an increased incidence of intracerebral hemorrhage related to birth trauma has been reported. The authors report on an infant who presented at the second day of life with melaena and hematemesis caused by congenital FVII deficiency with minimal activity of 4%. A homozygous mutation...
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