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Factor VIII gene analysis in Japanese CRM-positive and CRM-reduced haemophilia A patients by single-strand conformation polymorphism.
British journal of haematology - 1 Sept 1997
Morichika S, Shima M, Kamisue S, Tanaka I, Imanaka Y, Suzuki H, Shibata H, Pemberton S, Gale K, McVey J, Tuddenham E G, Yoshioka A
Abstract excerpt
Haemophilia A is the most common X-linked blood coagulation disorder; it is caused by deficiency of factor VIII activity (FVIII:C). Half of the affected patients do not have detectable levels of FVIII protein in their plasma, whereas about 5% have normal levels of the FVIII antigen (FVIII:Ag) (> 50 u/dl), and are called cross-reacting material (CRM) positive (CRM+ or A+). About 45% of patients have reduced levels...
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