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Factor 5 Deficiency

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Factor 5 Deficiency Definition

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Factor 5 Deficiency

A person with factor 5 deficiency has a rare, hereditary blood clotting disorder that can result in severe bleeding.

Normal blood coagulation requires the complex interaction of about 20 proteins, called clotting factors. Low levels of factor 5 result in prolonged blood clotting.

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Last Updated: Sep 15, 2008 References

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

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Factor 5 Deficiency References:

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Lak M, Sharifian R, Peyvandi F, Mannucci PM. Symptoms of inherited factor V deficiency in 35 Iranian patients. Br J Haematol. 1998 Dec;103(4):1067-9.
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.
Sirachainan N, Zhang B, Chuansumrit A, Pipe S, Sasanakul W, Ginsburg D. Combined factor V and factor VIII deficiency in a Thai patient: a case report of genotype and phenotype characteristics. Haemophilia. 2005 May;11(3):280-4.