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F8A<br />

9070<br />

F_10<br />

9066<br />

Coagulation Factor VIII Activity Assay, Plasma<br />

Clinical Information: Factor VIII is synthesized in the liver, and perhaps in other tissues. It is a<br />

coagulation cofactor which circulates bound to von Willebrand factor and is part of the intrinsic<br />

coagulation pathway. The biological half-life is 9 to 18 hours (average is 12 hours). Congenital factor VIII<br />

decrease is the cause of hemophilia A which has an incidence of 1 in 10,000 and is inherited in a recessive<br />

sex-linked manner on the X chromosome. Severe deficiency (

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