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Haemophilia (British English), or hemophilia (American English) [6] (from Ancient Greek αἷμα (haîma) 'blood' and φιλία (philía) 'love of'), [7] is a mostly inherited genetic disorder that impairs the body's ability to make blood clots, a process needed to stop bleeding.
Contaminated hemophilia blood products were a serious public health problem in the late 1970s up to 1985. Hemophilia A causes a deficiency in Factor VIII , a protein required for blood clotting. Factor VIII injections are a common treatment to prevent or stop bleeding in people with hemophilia A. [ 1 ]
X chromosome. The factor IX gene is located on the X chromosome (Xq27.1-q27.2). It is an X-linked recessive trait, which explains why males are affected in greater numbers. [9] [10] A change in the F9 gene, which makes blood clotting factor IX (9), causes haemophilia B. [11]
Bad Blood: A Cautionary Tale is a documentary film about contaminated hemophilia blood products.The film was co-written by Marilyn Ness and Sheila Curran Bernard, produced and directed by Marilyn Ness, with cinematography by David Ford, editing by Marion Sears Hunter, and original music score by Joel Goodman and David Bramfitt.
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The National Bleeding Disorders Foundation (NBDF) is a United States patient advocacy organization for the care and treatment of inheritable blood and bleeding disorders such as hemophilia and von Willebrand disease. Founded in 1948, NBDF, then known as the National Hemophilia Foundation, helps secure funding for treatment centers and develops ...
If approved, Pfizer's hemophilia A gene therapy will compete with BioMarin Pharmaceutical's one-time treatment Roctavian, which was approved in the U.S. last year and is priced at $2.9 million.
Hemophilia C; Other names: Plasma thromboplastin antecedent (PTA) deficiency, Rosenthal syndrome: Haemophilia C caused by deficiency in Factor XI [1] Specialty: Haematology: Symptoms: Oral bleeding [2] Causes: Deficiency of coagulation factor XI [1] Diagnostic method: Prothrombin time [1] Prevention: Physical activity precautions [1] Treatment ...