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Neonatal onset of congenital factor X deficiency: a description of two novel mutations with 6-year follow-up.
Blood coagulation & fibrinolysis : an international journal in haemostasis and thrombosis - 1 Sept 2015
Corsini Iuri, Menegatti Marzia, Cairo Andrea, Dani Carlo
Abstract excerpt
Factor X congenital deficiency is a rare coagulation disorder involving autosomal recessive transmission. The clinical situation depends on the extent of the defect and may appear at any age. We report a case of a term newborn who developed a life-threatening bleeding event on the first day of life because of a Factor X (FX) deficiency. Fresh frozen plasma and FX intravenous replacement therapy were administered...
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