Direct Proof of Extreme Lyonization as a Cause of Low Factor VIII Levels in Females

Thromb Haemost 1978; 39(02): 544-545
DOI: 10.1055/s-0038-1646723

Letters to the Editor

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Authors

P M Mannucci

Hemophilia & Thrombosis Centre Angelo Bianchi Bonomi, University of Milano, Milano, Italy
R Coppola

Hemophilia & Thrombosis Centre Angelo Bianchi Bonomi, University of Milano, Milano, Italy
R Lombardi

Hemophilia & Thrombosis Centre Angelo Bianchi Bonomi, University of Milano, Milano, Italy
M Papa

Blood Transfusion Centre, Ospedale dei Pellegrini, Napoli, Italy
R De Biasi

Blood Transfusion Centre, Ospedale dei Pellegrini, Napoli, Italy

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