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Revisiting the molecular epidemiology of factor XI deficiency: nine new mutations and an original large 4qTer deletion in western Brittany (France).
Thrombosis and haemostasis - 1 Jan 2012
Guéguen Paul, Chauvin Angélique, Quémener-Redon Sylvia, Pan-Petesch Brigitte, Férec Claude, Abgrall Jean-François, Le Maréchal Cédric
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Constitutional deficiency in factor XI (FXI) is a rare bleeding disorder in the general population, with the exception of Ashkenazi Jews. During the last decade, the detection of FXI-deficient patients has shifted from clinical screening identifying mostly severe bleeders to biological screening combining findings of prolonged activated partial thromboplastin time and FXI coagulation activity (FXI:C) below 50...
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