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Recurrent mutations in haemophilia A give evidence for CpG mutation hotspots.
Nature - 1 Jan 2000
Youssoufian H, Kazazian H H, Phillips D G, Aronis S, Tsiftis G, Brown V A, Antonarakis S E
Abstract excerpt
Haemophilia A is a common disorder of blood coagulation caused by a deficiency of factor VIII. It is inherited as an X-linked recessive trait, and one-third of all cases are thought to result from de novo mutations. The clinical severity of haemophilia A varies markedly among different families and a subset of the patients with severe disease develop antibodies against factor VIII, called inhibitors. Because of...
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