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[The molecular bases of hemophilia A. ].
Revista da Associacao Medica Brasileira (1992) - 1 Jan 2000
Pio Simone Ferreira, Oliveira Guilherme Corrêa de, Rezende Suely Meireles
Abstract excerpt
Hemophilias are bleeding disorders due to deficiency of the blood coagulation factor VIII (hemophilia A) or factor IX (hemophilia B), resulting from mutation on the gene coding for factor VIII or factor IX. Hemophilia A is more frequent than hemophilia B and affects 1:10,000 male newborns. The severity and frequency of hemorrhagic episodes is related to residual activity of factor VIII present in the plasma and...
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