Skewed X-chromosome inactivation in monochorionic diamniotic twin sisters results in severe and mild hemophilia A

Blood

Volumn 100, Issue 8, 2002, Pages 3034-3036

  Valleix, Sophie ^a,b,c,d,e   Vinciguerra, Christine ^a,b,c,d,e   Lavergne, Jean Maurice ^a,b,c,d,e   Leuer, Marco ^a,b,c,d,e   Delpech, Marc ^a,b,c,d,e   Negrier, Claude ^a,b,c,d,e,f  

^a UNIVERSITÉ PARIS DESCARTES   (France)

^b EDOUARD HERRIOT HOSPITAL   (France)

^c BICÊTRE HOSPITAL   (France)

^d UNIVERSITY OF BONN   (Germany)

^e Biopsytec Analytik GmbH   (Germany)

^f Pavillon e   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BLOOD CLOTTING FACTOR 8; CYSTEINE; TYROSINE;

ARTICLE; BLOOD CLOTTING; CASE REPORT; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DISEASE SEVERITY; EXTRACHROMOSOMAL INHERITANCE; FEMALE; GENE MUTATION; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GERM LINE; HEMOPHILIA A; HETEROZYGOSITY; HUMAN; MONOZYGOTIC TWINS; ONSET AGE; PATERNITY; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; X CHROMOSOME INACTIVATION;

EID: 0037108302     PISSN: 00064971     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1182/blood-2002-01-0277     Document Type: Article

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