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siRNA down-regulation of FGA mRNA in HepG2 cells demonstrated that heterozygous abnormality of the Aα-chain gene does not affect the plasma fibrinogen level.
Thrombosis research - 1 Apr 2013
Takezawa Yuka, Matsuda Kazuyuki, Terasawa Fumiko, Sugano Mitsutoshi, Honda Takayuki, Okumura Nobuo
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INTRODUCTION: We encountered two afibrinogenemia patients with homozygous and compound heterozygous FGA mutation. Of interest, the patients' parents, who are heterozygous, had normal levels of plasma fibrinogen; thus, we hypothesized that liver FGA mRNA levels were higher than those of FGB and/or FGG mRNA. MATERIALS AND METHODS: To test the hypothesis, we quantitated mRNA levels of a normal liver and a human...
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