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Prenatal diagnosis in haemophilia A: experience of the genetic diagnostic laboratory.
Haemophilia : the official journal of the World Federation of Hemophilia - 1 Nov 2014
Kessler L, Adams R, Mighion L, Walther S, Ganguly A
Abstract excerpt
The paper describes the experience of the Genetic Diagnostic Laboratory in prenatal testing for haemophilia A, an X-linked recessive disease caused by mutations in the F8 gene. Knowledge of a familial mutation prior to pregnancy can benefit prenatal diagnosis and decrease wait time for molecular testing during pregnancy. This is a retrospective review of a series of pregnant women who pursued F8 gene testing from...
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