Double mutations causing haemophilia B: A double whammy!

British Journal of Haematology

Volumn 145, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 433-435

  Ghosh, Kanjaksha ^a   Shetty, Shrimati ^a   Quadros, Leera ^a   Kulkarni, Bipin ^a  

^a KEM HOSPITAL   (India)

Author keywords

Conformation sensitive gel electrophoresis; Double mutations; Haemophilia B

Indexed keywords

BLOOD CLOTTING FACTOR 9;

ARTICLE; BLEEDING DISORDER; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; DIAGNOSTIC ERROR; DNA DETERMINATION; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; GENE MUTATION; GENETIC VARIABILITY; HAPLOTYPE; HEMOPHILIA B; HUMAN; ISOELECTRIC FOCUSING; MUTATIONAL ANALYSIS; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS;

DNA MUTATIONAL ANALYSIS; FACTOR IX; HEMOPHILIA B; HUMANS; MUTATION;

EID: 64149087231     PISSN: 00071048     EISSN: 13652141     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2141.2009.07618.x     Document Type: Article

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