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Factor IX Fukuoka. Substitution of ASN92 by His in the second epidermal growth factor-like domain results in defective interaction with factors VIIa/X.
The Journal of biological chemistry - 15 Nov 1993
Nishimura H, Takeya H, Miyata T, Suehiro K, Okamura T, Niho Y, Iwanaga S
Abstract excerpt
Hemophilia B Fukuoka, a moderately severe bleeding disorder, is a naturally occurring mutant of factor IX. Plasma from our patient had 3% clotting activity even though 64% of factor IX antigen was present. The purified mutant protein was cleaved normally by factor Xla, factor VIIa-tissue factor complex, or RVV-X (factor X-activating enzyme from Russell's viper venom), yielding a two-chain factor IXa. Amino acid...
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