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Using genetic diagnostics in hemophilia and von Willebrand disease.
Hematology. American Society of Hematology. Education Program - 1 Jan 2015
Swystun Laura L, James Paula
Abstract excerpt
Most bleeding disorders encountered in clinical practice will be diagnosed, at least initially, by phenotypic assays. However, since the characterization of the genes that encode coagulation factors in the 1980s, significant progress has been made in translating this knowledge for diagnostic and therapeutic purposes. For hemophilia A and B, molecular genetic testing to determine carrier status, prenatal...
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