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factor VII

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factor VII [′fak·tər ′se·vən]
(biochemistry)
A procoagulant, related to prothrombin, that is involved in the formation of a prothrombin-converting principle which transforms prothrombin to thrombin. Also known as stable factor.


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rFVIIa is useful in the treatment of factor VII deficiency and in patients with congenital or acquired thrombocytopathy.
Long-term disability was also greatly reduced by treating patients with the Factor VII clotting agent.
Mayer and a team of physicians in North America, Europe, Asia, and Australia treated 303 bleeding-stroke patients with an intravenous drug called recombinant activated factor VII (rFVIIa), which certain hemophilia patients receive under the brand name NovoSeven.
 
 
 
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