Clinical, Laboratory, and Molecular Aspects of Factor V Deficiency

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Abstract Factor V (FV) is a glycoprotein that plays a pivotal role in hemostasis, being involved in coagulant and anticoagulant pathways. Congenital FV deficiency is a rare bleeding disorder with an incidence of 1 per million live births, considering the most severe homozygous form. FV deficiency is diagnosed using routine coagulation tests and FV activity assays. Several mutations, including missense, nonsense,...

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