Factor IX
"Factor IX" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
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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).
| Descriptor ID |
D005164
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| MeSH Number(s) |
D12.776.124.125.375 D23.119.375
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| Concept/Terms |
Factor IX- Factor IX
- Christmas Factor
- Coagulation Factor IX
- Factor IX, Coagulation
- IX, Coagulation Factor
- Factor IX Fraction
- Fraction, Factor IX
- IX Fraction, Factor
- PTC
- Blood Coagulation Factor IX
- Factor IX Complex
- Complex, Factor IX
- IX Complex, Factor
- Autoprothrombin II
- Plasma Thromboplastin Component
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Brown JT, Wicklund BM, Abdel-Rahman SM. Individualized factor IX dosing in two brothers: application of longitudinal pharmacokinetic modelling to optimize therapeutic benefit. Haemophilia. 2015 Mar; 21(2):e125-e127.