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Identification of de novo deletion in the factor VIII gene by MLPA technique in two girls with isolated factor VIII deficiency.
Haemophilia : the official journal of the World Federation of Hemophilia - 1 May 2009
Lannoy N, Abinet I, Dahan K, Hermans C
Abstract excerpt
Blood coagulation evaluation performed preoperatively in two unrelated girls with isolated prolongation of the activated partial thromboplastin time (APTT) and no family history of bleeding disorder revealed a mild factor VIII deficiency. Quantitative and qualitative defect of von Willebrand factor was not present. Genetic analysis of the F8 gene identified no mutations. In contrast, quantitative gene screening...
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