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F8 haplotype and inhibitor risk: results from the Hemophilia Inhibitor Genetics Study (HIGS) Combined Cohort.
Haemophilia : the official journal of the World Federation of Hemophilia - 1 Jan 2013
Schwarz J, Astermark J, Menius E D, Carrington M, Donfield S M, Gomperts E D, Nelson G W, Oldenburg J, Pavlova A, Shapiro A D, Winkler C A, Berntorp E
Abstract excerpt
Ancestral background, specifically African descent, confers higher risk for development of inhibitory antibodies to factor VIII (FVIII) in haemophilia A. It has been suggested that differences in the distribution of FVIII gene (F8) haplotypes, and mismatch between endogenous F8 haplotypes and those comprising products used for treatment could contribute to risk. Data from the Hemophilia Inhibitor Genetics Study...
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