Feedback
Join Now | Sign in
My Healthline
Free Newsletters
 

Factor V Deficiency : Causes

Healthline's Premium Tools

Pill Finder
Search by color, shape and markings. click here
Drug Interaction Checker
Check any 2 drugs for interactions. click here
Drug Compare
Compare any two drugs side by side. click here
Healthline Part D Plan Selector Medicare Part D
Medicare's drug plans are subsidized by the US federal government and offered through insurers.
Advertisement
Marketplace

Causes Overview Articles

Factor V deficiency
Normal blood coagulation is a complex process involving as many as 20 different proteins in blood plasma, which are known as blood coagulation factors. A series of complex chemical reactions using these factors takes place very rapidly to form a p...
Source:ADAM
Date:March 24, 2008
Factor V Leiden thrombophilia
Factor V Leiden thrombophilia occurs when a specific gene on the long arm of chromosome one is changed or mutated. This gene is called F5. Every person has approximately 30,000–35,000 genes that tell our bodies how to form and function. Each...
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Genetic Disorders Part I

Specific Causes Articles

Autosomal recessive
An abnormal gene on one of the autosomal chromosomes (one of the first 22 "non-sex" chromosomes) from each parent is required to cause the disease. People with only one abnormal gene in the gene pair are called carriers, but since the gene is recessive they do not exhibit the disease. In other words, the normal gene of the pair can supply the function of the gene so that the abnormal gene is described as acting in a recessive manner. BOTH parents must be carriers in order for a child to have symptoms of the disease. A child who inherits the gene from one parent will be a carrier.
Source:ADAM
Date:May 20, 2008
Advertisement
Back to Top