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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 ]
In honor of World Hemophilia Day, Yahoo Life spoke with two hematologists about hemophilia and common myths about the rare blood-clotting disorder.
Acquired haemophilia A (AHA) is a rare but potentially life-threatening bleeding disorder characterized by autoantibodies directed against coagulation factor VIII.These autoantibodies constitute the most common spontaneous inhibitor to any coagulation factor and may induce spontaneous bleeding in patients with no previous history of a bleeding disorder.
U.S. officials on Thursday approved drugmaker BioMarin's gene therapy for the most common form of hemophilia, a $2.9 million infused treatment that can significantly reduce dangerous bleeding ...
Hemoglobinopathy is the medical term for a group of inherited blood disorders involving the hemoglobin, the protein of red blood cells. [1] They are generally single-gene disorders and, in most cases, they are inherited as autosomal recessive traits.
There aren't a lot of examples of hemophiliac athletes known publicly. Warren Central basketball's Chandler Jackson hopes to be an example for others.
Hemophilia A: Protein structure of coagulation factor VIII, of which its deficiency is the cause of haemophilia A. Specialty: Haematology: Symptoms: Prolonged bleeding from common injuries [1] Causes: Factor VIII deficiency [2] Diagnostic method: Bleeding time, [2] coagulation screen, genetic testing: Prevention: Hepatitis B vaccine should be ...