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Fibrinogen storage disease in a Chinese boy with de novo fibrinogen Aguadilla mutation: Incomplete response to carbamazepine and ursodeoxycholic acid.
BMC gastroenterology - 12 Aug 2016
Zhang Mei-Hong, Knisely A S, Wang Neng-Li, Gong Jing-Yu, Wang Jian-She
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Fibrinogen storage disease (FSD) is a rare autosomal-dominant disorder caused by mutation in FGG, encoding the fibrinogen gamma chain. Here we report the first Han Chinese patient with FSD, caused by de novo fibrinogen Aguadilla mutation, and his response to pharmacologic management. CASE PRESENTATION: Epistaxis and persistent clinical-biochemistry test-result abnormalities prompted liver biopsy in a...
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