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Factor XIII Deficiency in Two Melanesian Families from Papua New Guinea
Author(s) -
Woodfield D. G.,
Eastman Andrea
Publication year - 1975
Publication title -
australian and new zealand journal of medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.596
H-Index - 70
eISSN - 1445-5994
pISSN - 0004-8291
DOI - 10.1111/j.1445-5994.1975.tb03276.x
Subject(s) - new guinea , medicine , factor (programming language) , factor xiii , risk factor , factor xiii deficiency , demography , traditional medicine , gerontology , ethnology , history , sociology , computer science , programming language , fibrinogen
Summary: Three patients from two families in Papua New Guinea with a deficiency of Factor XIII activity are described Lowered levels of Factor XIII activity were found in the parents of both families Simple screening tests for Factor XIII deficiency should be included in all coagulation screening tests, even in a developing country