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FACTOR IX

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Coagulation factor whose absence is associated with hemophilia B

Synonyms:

Christmas factor; factor IX

Classified under:

Nouns denoting substances

Hypernyms ("factor IX" is a kind of...):

clotting factor; coagulation factor (any of the factors in the blood whose actions are essential for blood coagulation)

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 Context examples: 

This allele, which encodes coagulation factor IX protein, plays a role in the intrinsic blood coagulation cascade.

(F9 wt Allele, NCI Thesaurus)

When the human factor IX gene is inserted into these vectors, the viruses deliver the gene into the cells they infect.

(Gene Therapy Used to Treat Hemophilia, NIH)

Hemophilia B is caused by mutations in the gene for coagulation factor IX, a protein that helps blood to clot.

(Gene Therapy Used to Treat Hemophilia, NIH)