Jiao Yu, Lv Xiaoyi, Yan Xiaojing
Department of Hematology, The First Hospital of China Medical University, 155 Nanjing North Street, Shenyang, Liaoning, 110000, China.
Ann Hematol. 2025 Apr 21. doi: 10.1007/s00277-025-06364-4.
Congenital factor VII (FVII) deficiency is a rare autosomal recessive bleeding disorder characterized by prolonged prothrombin time (PT) and reduced FVII coagulant activity (FVII: C). Here, we present the case of a middle-aged male patient with gastrointestinal bleeding, who exhibited prolonged PT and decreased FVII: C levels. Gene sequencing analysis revealed compound heterozygous mutations in the F7 gene: c.64G > A (p.V22I) and c.506-1G > A. Based on the laboratory results and gene sequencing, the patient was diagnosed as FVII deficiency. After adding recombinant activated FVII (rFVIIa) for several days, the laboratory indicators returned to normal and the bleeding symptoms were relieved. In subsequent validation studies, we also identified the c.506-1G > A mutation in his older sister and daughter. Importantly, this represents the first documented case where both mutations coexist concurrently. Additionally, our literature review reveals that approximately 50% of mutation types associated with congenital FVII deficiency are located on exon 9; however, there is no significant correlation between the reduction in FVII: C levels and severity of clinical symptoms based on EAHAD database analysis.
先天性因子VII(FVII)缺乏症是一种罕见的常染色体隐性出血性疾病,其特征为凝血酶原时间(PT)延长和FVII凝血活性(FVII:C)降低。在此,我们报告一例患有胃肠道出血的中年男性患者,其表现出PT延长和FVII:C水平降低。基因测序分析显示F7基因存在复合杂合突变:c.64G>A(p.V22I)和c.506-1G>A。根据实验室检查结果和基因测序,该患者被诊断为FVII缺乏症。在加用重组活化FVII(rFVIIa)数天后,实验室指标恢复正常,出血症状缓解。在随后的验证研究中,我们还在他的姐姐和女儿中鉴定出了c.506-1G>A突变。重要的是,这是首次记录到这两种突变同时存在的病例。此外,我们的文献综述显示,与先天性FVII缺乏症相关的突变类型中约50%位于第9外显子;然而,根据EAHAD数据库分析,FVII:C水平降低与临床症状严重程度之间无显著相关性。