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Spectrum of factor VIII mutations in Arab patients with severe haemophilia A.
Haemophilia : the official journal of the World Federation of Hemophilia - 1 May 2008
Abu-Amero K K, Hellani A, Al-Mahed M, Al-Sheikh I
Abstract excerpt
Haemophilia A is an X-linked recessive bleeding disorder caused by mutations in the factor VIII (FVIII) gene. The mutation spectrum is known in various populations, but not in Arabs. We selected 20 unrelated Arab patients with severe haemophilia A. Those patients underwent detailed clinical examination and their plasma FVIII:C activity was also measured. We extracted DNA from their blood samples and we looked for...
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