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Identification of 217 unreported mutations in the F8 gene in a group of 1,410 unselected Italian patients with hemophilia A.
Journal of human genetics - 1 Jan 2008
Santacroce R, Acquila M, Belvini D, Castaldo G, Garagiola I, Giacomelli S H, Lombardi A M, Minuti B, Riccardi F, Salviato R, Tagliabue L, Grandone E, Margaglione M
Abstract excerpt
To provide a National database, 1,410 unrelated hemophilia A (HA) patients were investigated using screening methods denaturing high-performance liquid chromatography (DHPLC), conformational-sensitive gel electrophoresis (CSGE)] and/or direct sequencing. F8 gene mutations were identified in 877 (81%), 146 (82%), and 133 (89%) families with severe, moderate, or mild HA, respectively. Among the 382 different...
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