Molecular diagnosis of hemophilia A and B. Report of five families from Costa Rica

Molecular diagnosis of hemophilia A and B. Report of five families from Costa Rica

Hemophilia Aand B are X-chromosome linked bleeding disorders caused by deficiency of the respective coagulation factor VIII and IX. Affected individuals develop a variable phenotype of hemorrhage caused by a broad range of mutations within the Factor VIII or Factor IX gene. Here, were report the res...

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Main Authors: Lizbeth Salazar-Sánchez, Guillermo Jiménez-Cruz, Pilar Chaverri, Winnie Schröder, Karin Wulff, Gerardo Jiménez-Arce, Miriam Sandoval, Patricia Ramírez, F.H Herrmann
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Vicerractoría Investigación 2004-09-01
Series:Revista de Biología Tropical
Subjects:
Hemofilia A
Hemofilia B
factor IX
factor VIII
diagnóstico molecular
detección de portadores
Hemophilia A
Hemophilia B
molecular diagnosis
carrier detection
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