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Factor 12 Deficiency

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Factor 12 Deficiency Definition

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Factor 12 Deficiency

A person with factor 12 deficiency has a rare, hereditary condition that results in low levels of a protein involved in blood clotting. However, the person's blood clots normally.

Normal blood coagulation requires the complex interaction of about 20 proteins, called clotting factors.

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Last Updated: Oct 9, 2008 References

Authors: Stephen J. Schueler, MD; John H. Beckett, MD; D. Scott Gettings, MD

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Factor 12 Deficiency References:

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Girolami A, Simioni P, Scarano L, Girolami B, Zerbinati P. Symptomatic combined homozygous factor XII deficiency and heterozygous factor V Leiden. J Thromb Thrombolysis. 2000 Apr;9(3):271-5.
Muntean W. Fresh frozen plasma in the pediatric age group and in congenital coagulation factor deficiency. Thromb Res. 2002 Oct 31;107 Suppl 1:S29-32.