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To: idos who wrote (187)12/11/2009 5:42:06 AM
From: DewDiligence_on_SI  Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 214
 
>But factor XII is not involved in surface wound healing and therefore reducing its levels in the body would not increase the risk of excessive bleeding.<

I have a problem with this! The effect of FXII on bleeding is a matter of degree—not a binary matter as the above statement seems to imply. FXII is most definitely part of the coagulation cascade.