rs121965064
— F11 Phe301Leu (Type III)
Ashkenazi Jewish founder missense mutation in coagulation factor XI causing impaired FXI dimerization; homozygotes develop hemophilia C (severe FXI deficiency) with post-surgical and trauma-related bleeding, while heterozygotes have partial deficiency with variable bleeding risk; the most prevalent FXI deficiency allele in Ashkenazi Jewish populations
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