Abstract
Although hemophilia B affects 1 in 25,000 males there may be 3 female hemophilia B carriers per affected male. This clinical review highlights the unique challenges faced by hemophilia B carriers including the under-recognition of bleeding symptoms associated with and without FIX deficiency, discrepancies in correlation between genotype and bleeding phenotype and therapeutic considerations utilizing clinical vignettes of common scenarios.
| Original language | English (US) |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 180-185 |
| Number of pages | 6 |
| Journal | Haemophilia |
| Volume | 24 |
| Issue number | 2 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - Mar 2018 |
Keywords
- haemophilia
- haemophilia carriers
- review
- women with bleeding disorders
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Hematology
- Genetics(clinical)
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Staber, J., Croteau, S. E., Davis, J., Grabowski, E. F., Kouides, P., & Sidonio, R. F. (2018). The spectrum of bleeding in women and girls with haemophilia B. Haemophilia, 24(2), 180-185. https://doi.org/10.1111/hae.13376