A Founder Factor VII Mutation, Valine 2016 to Alanine, in a Population with an Extraordinarily High Prevalence of Mild Hemophilia A

Y.-G. Xie; H. Zheng; J. Leggo; M.-F. Scully; D. Lillicrap

doi:10.1055/s-0037-1612968

Thrombosis and Haemostasis, Inhaltsverzeichnis

Thromb Haemost 2002; 87(01): 178-179
DOI: 10.1055/s-0037-1612968

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A Founder Factor VII Mutation, Valine 2016 to Alanine, in a Population with an Extraordinarily High Prevalence of Mild Hemophilia A

Y.-G. Xie

¹Department of Laboratory Medicine, Memorial University of Newfoundland, St. John’s, NF, Canada

²Genetics, Memorial University of Newfoundland, St. John’s, NF, Canada

³Pediatrics, Memorial University of Newfoundland, St. John’s, NF, Canada

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H. Zheng

¹Department of Laboratory Medicine, Memorial University of Newfoundland, St. John’s, NF, Canada

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J. Leggo

⁵Dept. of Pathology, Queen’s University, Kingston, ON, Canada

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M.-F. Scully

⁴Medicine, Memorial University of Newfoundland, St. John’s, NF, Canada

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D. Lillicrap

⁵Dept. of Pathology, Queen’s University, Kingston, ON, Canada

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