Factor XI deficiency
We describe a patient with a prolonged aPTT who was diagnosedas having factor XI deficiency after a rather large hematoma wasformed after angiography. Factor XI deficiency affects 1 in 1 millionpeople, but it is more common in Ashkenazim with a gene frequencyof 5% to 11%, being 0.3% homozygotes. The...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Instituto Israelita de Ensino e Pesquisa Albert Einstein
2004-06-01
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| Series: | Einstein (São Paulo) |
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| Online Access: | http://www.einstein.br/biblioteca/artigos/Vol2Num2/Factor%20XI.pdf |