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Compound Heterozygous Mutations in FGA Cause Congenital Afibrinogenemia: A Case Report and Literature Review.
Birth defects research - 1 Sept 2026
Liu Liangliang, Yuan Desheng, Zhao Huaxing, Yu Bacui
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Congenital afibrinogenemia is an extremely rare autosomal recessive bleeding disorder with an estimated incidence of one in one million, caused by mutations in the fibrinogen-encoding genes. METHODS: We report a genetically confirmed case of FGA-related congenital afibrinogenemia in a 9-year-old female child. Comprehensive coagulation analysis revealed undetectable fibrinogen activity (FIB:C,...
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- Humans
- Female
- Afibrinogenemia
- Heterozygote
- Child
- Fibrinogen
- Mutation
