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Review: Factor XI deficiency: review and management in pregnant women.
Clinical and applied thrombosis/hemostasis : official journal of the International Academy of Clinical and Applied Thrombosis/Hemostasis - 1 Apr 2010
Martín-Salces Monica, Jimenez-Yuste Victor, Alvarez María Teresa, Quintana Manuel, Hernández-Navarro Fernando
Abstract excerpt
Factor XI deficiency is a rare disease found predominantly in Ashkenazi Jews. There is a poor correlation between factor XI level and bleeding in patients with factor XI deficiency. Individuals with severe factor XI deficiency are usually at risk of excessive bleeding after surgery and injury, particularly when trauma involves tissues rich in fibrinolytic activity. Women with partial or severe deficiency are at...
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