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Molecular genetic analysis of Korean patients with coagulation factor XII deficiency.
Blood coagulation & fibrinolysis : an international journal in haemostasis and thrombosis - 1 Jun 2010
Kwon Min-Jung, Kim Hee-Jin, Lee Ki-O, Jung Chul Won, Kim Sun-Hee
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Coagulation factor XII (FXII) participates in the initiation of blood coagulation, fibrinolysis, complement systems, and bradykinin generation. Hereditary FXII deficiency is caused by mutations in the F12 gene. In this report, we describe three Korean patients with FXII deficiency. In all three patients, prolonged activated partial thromboplastin time (aPTT) was detected on preoperative coagulation screening,...
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