• N. Engl. J. Med. · Oct 2009

    Case Reports

    X-linked thrombophilia with a mutant factor IX (factor IX Padua).

    • Paolo Simioni, Daniela Tormene, Giulio Tognin, Sabrina Gavasso, Cristiana Bulato, Nicholas P Iacobelli, Jonathan D Finn, Luca Spiezia, Claudia Radu, and Valder R Arruda.
    • Department of Cardiologic, Thoracic and Vascular Sciences, University of Padua Medical School, Padua, Italy. paolo.simioni@unipd.it
    • N. Engl. J. Med. 2009 Oct 22; 361 (17): 1671-5.

    AbstractWe report a case of juvenile thrombophilia associated with a substitution of leucine for arginine at position 338 (R338L) in the factor IX gene (factor IX-R338L). The level of the mutant factor IX protein in plasma was normal, but the clotting activity of factor IX from the proband was approximately eight times the normal level. In vitro, recombinant factor IX-R338L had a specific activity that was 5 to 10 times as high as that in the recombinant wild-type factor IX. The R338 substitution causes a gain-of-function mutation, resulting in factor IX that is hyperfunctional.2009 Massachusetts Medical Society

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