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Severe and moderate hemophilia A: identification of 38 new genetic alterations.
Haematologica - 1 Jul 2008
Casaña Pilar, Cabrera Noelia, Cid Ana Rosa, Haya Saturnino, Beneyto Magdalena, Espinós Carmen, Cortina Vicente, Dasí Maria Angeles, Aznar Josè Antonio
Abstract excerpt
Hemophilia A is an X-linked recessive disorder caused by a lack or decrease of factor VIII activity. Its socio-economic impact is high given its high bleeding expression and treatment cost. Our aim was to establish the mutation of each patient to improve family management. A total of 116 unrelated families with severe and moderate hemophilia A were involved. Non-carriers of intron 22 and intron 1 rearrangements...
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