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Ala244Val is a common, probably ancient mutation causing factor VII deficiency in Moroccan and Iranian Jews.
Thrombosis and haemostasis - 1 Sept 1996
Tamary H, Fromovich Y, Shalmon L, Reich Z, Dym O, Lanir N, Brenner B, Paz M, Luder A S, Blau O, Korostishevsky M, Zaizov R, Seligsohn U
Abstract excerpt
We investigated the molecular basis for factor VII (FVII) deficiency in Israel and found that 13 patients were homozygous and 10 heterozygous for a C to T substitution at nucleotide 10648 of the FVII gene. This predicted an Ala244Val change and was associated with decreased FVII activity and antigen level. Of the 36 Ala244Val positive alleles, 20 were observed in patients of Moroccan origin, 10 in Iranian-Jewish...
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