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Factor XIII deficiency in Iran: a comprehensive review of the literature.
Seminars in thrombosis and hemostasis - 1 Apr 2015
Dorgalaleh Akbar, Naderi Majid, Hosseini Maryam Sadat, Alizadeh Shaban, Hosseini Soudabeh, Tabibian Shadi, Eshghi Peyman
Abstract excerpt
Factor XIII deficiency (FXIIID) is a rare bleeding disorder with an estimated prevalence of 1 in 2-million population worldwide. In Iran, a Middle Eastern country with a high rate of consanguineous marriages, there are approximately 473 patients afflicted with FXIIID. An approximately 12-fold higher prevalence of FXIIID is estimated in Iran in comparison with overall worldwide frequency. In this study, we have...
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