The severity levels of hemophilia are determined by the level of residual/remaining clotting factor (factor VIII or factor IX) activity in the patient’s blood, which is denoted by the percentage of factor activity in the blood (or international units per ml of blood – IU/ml). According to the World Federation of Hemophilia,…
Taking charge of your health when you have hemophilia is of great importance. Regardless of your hemophilia type — A, B or C — the goal is to keep your joints strong and healthy, and to keep extra weight off to avoid muscle strains and bleeding in vulnerable joints. Obesity…
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NYdlke9Qo6w In this video from Medic Tube, find out how hemophilia patients can prevent joint bleeding. MORE: Researchers review guidelines on primary prophylaxis in hemophiliac children. The video explains that people often think the main issue for those who suffer from hemophilia is…
About hemophilia Hemophilia is an inherited X-linked recessive bleeding disorder, caused by a deficiency in coagulation factor VIII (hemophilia A), factor IX (hemophilia B), or factor XI (hemophilia C), that results from mutations in the clotting factor genes; it mainly affects males (hemophilia A and B, the two most common forms of…
UniQure‘s investigational gene therapy AMT-060 for severe hemophilia B has received PRIME designation by the European Medicines Agency (EMA). The EMA designation was based on the results of a Phase 1/2 open-label, dose-escalating study of AMT-060 (NCT02396342). The study included 10 patients, each receiving…
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0_EmvUb171I This video from Medic Tube gives an overview of the genetic causes behind hemophilia. The narrator explains that it’s very rare for females to have hemophilia because they need to inherit the faulty X gene from both of their parents, whereas males only need to inherit one…
Although hemophilia has no cure, there are ways to manage the disease and avoid bleeding episodes. We’ve put together a list of tips to help patients live well with hemophilia using information from the Mayo Clinic and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. MORE: World’s…
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S_YMGmHqIW4 This video from Claire Blatt shares a lecture about the effects of two blood-clotting disorders: hemophilia A and hemophilia B. MORE: A study shows that NovoSeven counters bleeding in children with hemophilia. Though the lecture is aimed at nurses, it’s helpful for anyone looking to learn about these…
More than 12,300 hemophilia cases in developing countries were treated with therapy donations from Bioverativ and its partner Sobi in 2016, Bioverativ said in a press release about its participation in World Hemophilia Day. The company, which is promoting genetic testing in women and girls who could be susceptible to bleeding episodes, worked with other…
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IhVOXnB-0KQ In this video from Bleeding Disorders Community, Ryan shares his hemophilia story. He was diagnosed as a baby with severe hemophilia but he doesn’t let the disease stand in the way of his passion for fitness. MORE: Improvement in gene therapy carriers key step in hemophilia…
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