Article
New splicing mutations in the human factor XIIIA gene, each producing multiple mutant transcripts of varying abundance.
Thrombosis and haemostasis - 1 Jun 1998
Anwar R, Miloszewski K J, Markham A F
Abstract excerpt
Coagulation factor XIII, a transglutaminase which stabilises blood clots by covalently cross-linking fibrin, is essential for normal haemostasis. FXIII deficiency results in a life-long bleeding disorder with added complications in wound healing and tissue repair. Sequence changes in the human FX...
Topics
- Adolescent
- Adult
- Alleles
- DNA Mutational Analysis
- Exons
- Factor XIII Deficiency
- Genes
- Genes, Recessive
- Homozygote
- Humans
- Male
- Point Mutation
- Polymerase Chain Reaction
- Polymorphism, Single-Stranded Conformational
- RNA Splicing
- RNA, Messenger
- Transcription, Genetic
- Transglutaminases
