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Factor XII (Hageman factor) deficiency


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SymptomsSurgeryTestSpecial Topic
Blood clots
Blood clots
Overview Symptoms Treatment Prevention
Treatment

Treatment is usually not needed.


Support Groups


Expectations (prognosis)

The outcome is expected to be good without treatment.


Complications

There are usually no complications.


Calling your health care provider

The health care provider usually discovers this condition after noticing prolonged clotting in the process of running other laboratory tests.



Review Date: 02/28/2011
Reviewed By: David C. Dugdale, III, MD, Professor of Medicine, Division of General Medicine, Department of Medicine, University of Washington School of Medicine; and Yi-Bin Chen, MD, Leukemia/Bone Marrow Transplant Program, Massachusetts General Hospital. Also reviewed by David Zieve, MD, MHA, Medical Director, A.D.A.M., Inc.

A.D.A.M., Inc. is accredited by URAC, also known as the American Accreditation HealthCare Commission (www.urac.org).




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