Ectopic mRNA analysis and molecular modelling substantiate severe haemophilia in a patient with a FVIII gene splice mutation

Maria Patrizia Bicocchi; Mirella Pasino; Tiziana Lanza; Federico Bottini; Angelo Claudio Molinari; Camillo Rosano; Maura Acquila

doi:10.1055/s-0037-1616251

Thrombosis and Haemostasis, Table of Contents

Thromb Haemost 2005; 93(02): 391-392
DOI: 10.1055/s-0037-1616251

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Ectopic mRNA analysis and molecular modelling substantiate severe haemophilia in a patient with a FVIII gene splice mutation

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Maria Patrizia Bicocchi

¹Department of Haematology and Oncology, Thrombosis and Haemostasis Unit, Giannina Gaslini Institute, Genova, Italy
Mirella Pasino

¹Department of Haematology and Oncology, Thrombosis and Haemostasis Unit, Giannina Gaslini Institute, Genova, Italy
Tiziana Lanza

¹Department of Haematology and Oncology, Thrombosis and Haemostasis Unit, Giannina Gaslini Institute, Genova, Italy
Federico Bottini

¹Department of Haematology and Oncology, Thrombosis and Haemostasis Unit, Giannina Gaslini Institute, Genova, Italy
Angelo Claudio Molinari

¹Department of Haematology and Oncology, Thrombosis and Haemostasis Unit, Giannina Gaslini Institute, Genova, Italy
Camillo Rosano

²X-Ray Structural Biology Unit (B2), Advanced Biotechnology Centre (CBA), Genova, Italy
Maura Acquila

¹Department of Haematology and Oncology, Thrombosis and Haemostasis Unit, Giannina Gaslini Institute, Genova, Italy

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