00880nas a2200265   4500000000100000008004100001260000900042653001500051653001000066653002200076653001300098653001100111653001100122653001200133653000900145100001300154700001400167700001200181700001600193245004600209300001200255490000600267520032700273022001400600       1980                            d  c198010aAdolescent10aAdult10aBlood Coagulation10aFactor X10aFemale10aHumans10aleprosy10aMale1 aNess P M1 aHymas P G1 aGesme D1 aPerkins H A00aAn unusual factor-X inhibitor in leprosy.  a397-4020 v83 a<p>Two cases of Hansen disease demonstrating a lupus-like inhibitor directed against the activation of coagulation factor X are described. Each case showed factor-X activity markedly depressed by an inhibitor when measured in one assay system; yet normal levels were measured by three alternate factor-X assay systems.</p>  a0361-8609