%0 Journal Article %T Factor VIII-Intron 1 Inversion of Hemophilia A Patients In West Anatolia %A M Pehlivan %A S Pehlivan %A %A F Buyukkececi %A S agirgan %A M Yilmaz %A Omay S Bedii %A M Tombulo lu %A K Kavakli %J Balkan Journal of Medical Genetics %D 2007 %I Versita %R 10.2478/v10034-007-0009-2 %X Hemophilia A (HA) is a hereditary, life-threatening and disabling disorder. In this study, we have examined 61 unrelated HA patients in order to identify the incidence of the intron 1 factor VIII (FVIII) gene inversion in the West Anatolian population. According to the results of DNA analyses of the 61 HA patients, no intron 1 inversion of the FVIII gene was found. %K Hemophilia %K Factor VIII (FVIII) %K Intron 1 inversion %K DNA %K Polymerase chain reaction (PCR) %U http://versita.metapress.com/content/ml88665661261r63/?p=2ed6236b9cde4bdaac7bf4e5fae20fb7&pi=8