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The spectrum of factor XI deficiency in Italy.
Haemophilia : the official journal of the World Federation of Hemophilia - 1 Jan 2014
Castaman G, Giacomelli S H, Caccia S, Riccardi F, Rossetti G, Dragani A, Giuffrida A C, Biasoli C, Duga S
Abstract excerpt
Factor XI (FXI) deficiency is a rare inherited bleeding disorder invariably caused by mutations in the FXI gene. The disorder is rather frequent in Ashkenazi Jews, in whom around 98% of the abnormal alleles is represented by Glu117X and Phe283Leu mutations. A wide heterogeneity of causative mutations has been previously reported in a few FXI deficient patients from Italy. In this article, we enlarge the knowledge...
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