Transmission of factor VII deficiency through liver transplantation

Transpl Int. 1999;12(4):278-80. doi: 10.1007/s001470050223.

Abstract

The liver is the primary site of synthesis for the majority of coagulation factors. There are published accounts of liver donor-to-recipient transmission of protein C deficiency with dysfibrinogenemia and factor XI deficiency. In this article, we report what we believe to be the first observation, of transmission of factor VII deficiency, a rare, autosomal recessive coagulation disorder, from an affected liver donor to a naive liver recipient. At 300 days after transplantation, the recipient remains with an isolated prolongation of the prothrombin time and a below-normal level of factor VII, and has had no bleeding complications.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Factor VII Deficiency* / diagnosis
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Liver Function Tests
  • Liver Transplantation / physiology*
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Postoperative Complications*
  • Prothrombin Time
  • Tissue Donors*