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Disorders of Hemostasis |
From the Dept. of Pediatrics, University Hospital Munich, Germany (KK, CB); Dept. of Pediatric Hematology and Oncology, University Hospital Frankfurt, Germany (WK, CEE); Dept. of Pediatrics, University Hospital Halle/Saale, Germany (SH, RS); Dept. of Pediatric Hematology and Oncology, University Hospital Münster, Germany (CD, AK, UN-G); Institute of Medical Genetics, University of Münster, Germany (NB)
Correspondence: Ulrike Nowak-Göttl, Dept. of Pediatric Hematology/Oncology, University Childrens Hospital of Münster Albert-Schweitzer-Str. 33, 48149 Münster, Germany. E-mail: leagottl{at}uni-muenster.de
The present multicenter cohort study of 107 pediatric PUPs was performed to determine whether the concomitant inheritance of the factor (F) V G1691A or the F II G20210A mutation influences the clinical expression of severe hemophilia A (HA). Carriers of the FV and FII mutations had a significantly lower annual bleeding frequency (ABF) than non-carriers (p=0.012). Joint damage (Pettersson score) was significantly less severe in patients with thrombophilia (p=0.022). A protective effect of thrombophilic risk factors was shown for ABF (OR [CIs]: 0.7[0.5–0.9]; p=0.02) and the severity of the hemophilic arthropathy (OR [CIs]: 0.06[0.01–0.3]; p=0.0009).
Key words: severe hemophilia A, pediatric PUPs, thrombophilia, Pettersson score, synovitis.
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