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Definition of Factor ix

1. Noun. Coagulation factor whose absence is associated with hemophilia B.

Medical Definition of Factor ix

1. 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 christmas disease (haemophilia b). Chemical name: Blood-coagulation factor IX (12 Dec 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Factor Ix

Literary usage of Factor ix

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Handbook of Severe Disability: A Text for Rehabilitation Counselors, Other edited by Walter C. Stolov, Michael R. Clowers (2000)
"Two of these blood coagulation factors, factor VIII and factor IX, are involved ... Hemophilia B, also known as Christmas disease or factor IX deficiency, ..."

2. Novel Systems for the Study of Human Disease: From Basic Research to by OECD Staff (1998)
"... vectors containing factor IX gene: Tolerization of factor IX and vector antigens allows for long-term expression”, Proc. Nat!. Acad. Sci. USA 92, pp. ..."

3. Approved Drug Products with Therapeutic Equivalence Evaluationsedited by Barry Leonard edited by Barry Leonard (1999)
"... TN= Coagulation Factor IX (human) TN= AlphaNine Coagulation Factor IX ... TN= BeneFix Coagulation factor IX TN= Mononine Colfosceril palmitate, ..."

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