Ronald Guillermo Peláez Sánchez

Dr. Ronald Guillermo Peláez Sánchez


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Academic Career Length

5Years (2022-Present)

(Calculated once Scilit publication data is synced: current year − year of first publication + 1)

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4 May 2022 in Hematology Reports
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SSSamuel Sarmiento-Doncel
Samuel Sarmiento-Doncel
GDGina Alejandra Diaz
Gina Alejandra Diaz
RSRonald Guillermo Peláez Sánchez
Ronald Guillermo Peláez Sánchez
JCJavier Mauricio Cortes
Javier Mauricio Cortes
CRCarol Agudelo Rico
Carol Agudelo Rico
AVAlexys Maza Villadiego
Alexys Maza Villadiego
Hemophilia A is an X-linked bleeding disorder caused by mutations in the FVIII gene. Genetic factors have been shown to be a risk factor for the development of inhibitors. We aimed to identify the specific variations of the FVIII gene of patients with hemophilia A with inhibitors and their association with the inhibitor titer. Methods: Cross-sectional descriptive study. We included 12 Colombian patients from a health care provider, “Integral Solutions SD”, who underwent analysis of genetic material (DNA), which was reported by the Molecular Hemostasis Laboratory in Bonn, Germany. Results: All of these patients were diagnosed with severe hemophilia A with inhibitors; ages ranged between 6 and 48 years, with a median age of 13.5 years. Molecular analysis showed the inversion of intron 22 in six patients (50.0%), a small duplication in two patients (16.7%), the inversion of intron 1 in one patient (8.3%), a large deletion (8.3%), a nonsense mutation (8.3%) and a splice-site (8.3%), findings similar to those of other studies. A total of 58.3% of the patients presented inversion mutations with a high risk of developing inhibitors A total of 83.3% of the evaluated patients presented null mutations; however the presence of high inhibitor titers was 66.7%. The most frequent mutation was the inversion intron 22. Knowing the type of mutation and its association as a risk factor for generating inhibitors invites us to delve into other outcomes such as residual values of coagulation FVIII as well as its impact on the half-life of the exogenous factor applied in prophylaxis.