Definitions for factor ix

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  1. Christmas factor, factor IX(noun)

    coagulation factor whose absence is associated with hemophilia B

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  1. Factor IX

    Storage-stable blood coagulation factor acting in the intrinsic pathway. Its activated form, IXa, forms a complex with factor VIII and calcium on platelet factor 3 to activate factor X to Xa. Deficiency of factor IX results in HEMOPHILIA B (Christmas Disease).


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