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A case of congenital afibrinogenemia is described. In the family studied, the defect is transmitted as an autosomal recessive trait. The possible heterogeneity of congenital afibrinogenemia is discussed.
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Galletti, A., Barone, E., Gastaldi, G. et al. A case of congenital afibrinogenemia. La Ricerca Clin. Lab. 13, 269–274 (1983). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02904841
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