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Factor II Deficiency Learning Center
Causes could include:
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Anticoagulant use
- Autosomal Recessive...
- Vitamin K Deficiency
- Liver Disorders
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When you bleed, the body launches a series of reactions that help the blood clot. The process involves special proteins called coagulation factors. Factor II is one of many coagulation factors. The final product of these chain reactions is the blo...
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Autosomal recessive is one of several ways that a trait, disorder, or disease can be passed down through families. An autosomal recessive disorder means two copies of an abnormal gene must be present in order for the disease or trait to develop.
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Vitamin K deficiency exists when chronic failure to eat sufficient amounts of vitamin K results in a tendency for spontaneous bleeding or in prolonged and excessive bleeding with trauma or injury. Vitamin K deficiency occurs also in newborn infant...
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The term "liver disease" applies to many diseases and disorders that cause the liver to function improperly or cease functioning. Abnormal results of liver function tests often suggest liver disease. See also: Amebic liver abscess; Autoimmune hepa...
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