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A novel F11 mutation in a Korean pediatric patient with recurrent epistaxis.
Blood coagulation & fibrinolysis : an international journal in haemostasis and thrombosis - 1 Jun 2013
Kim Juwon, Kim Yoonjung, Shin Seam, Lyu Chuhl Joo, Choi Jong Rak, Lee Kyung-A
Abstract excerpt
Congenital FXI deficiency (hemophilia C) is a rare bleeding disorder that has been documented mostly in Ashkenazi Jews. Unlike other hemophilias, bleeding tendency varies considerably among individuals, and FXI deficiency rarely manifests as spontaneous bleeding. FXI deficiency is caused primarily by mutations in the F11 gene. Herein, we report a case of a 10-year-old boy with recurrent nose bleeding due to FXI...
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