hemophilia
any of several X-linked genetic disorders, symptomatic chiefly in males, in which excessive bleeding occurs owing to the absence or abnormality of a clotting factor in the blood.
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Producing the clotting factors missing in hemophilia patients is another possible application.
A new gene therapy based on antibody cells is about to be tested in humans | Antonio Regalado | September 1, 2022 | MIT Technology ReviewIn late 2021, there were 46 gene therapies in the final, phase 3 stage of clinical trials, including High’s therapy for hemophilia, an early version of which was first tested in humans 20 years ago.
Moderate hemophilia, with levels 1 to 5 percent of the usual amount, can also include bleeding that occurs spontaneously, without a clear cause.
A gene therapy for hemophilia boosts levels of a crucial clotting protein | Aimee Cunningham | March 16, 2022 | Science NewsA gene-based therapy is potentially a step closer to becoming a one-time treatment for men with hemophilia.
A gene therapy for hemophilia boosts levels of a crucial clotting protein | Aimee Cunningham | March 16, 2022 | Science NewsAdvances in gene therapy technology are making it possible to treat genetic diseases like hemophilia.
This family raised millions to get experimental gene therapy for their children | Antonio Regalado | April 13, 2021 | MIT Technology Review
Benzene causes cancer, thins the blood to cause symptoms resembling hemophilia, and damages fetuses exposed to it.
Coagulation is notably delayed in hemophilia and icterus and after administration of citric acid.
A Manual of Clinical Diagnosis | James Campbell Toddhemophilia is a peculiar disease, consisting in frequent and often uncontrollable hemorrhages.
Woman | William J. RobinsonAn even more striking manifestation of a physical anomaly, as a family trait, is the condition known as hemophilia.
Essays In Pastoral Medicine | Austin MalleyIn 1539 Benedictus noted the occurrence of hemophilia or bleeders' disease.
The Century of Columbus | James J. WalshIn hemophilia, uncontrollable bleeding may occur from trifling injuries.
Surgery, with Special Reference to Podiatry | Maximilian Stern
Scientific definitions for hemophilia
[ hē′mə-fĭl′ē-ə ]
Any of several hereditary coagulation disorders, seen almost exclusively in males, in which the blood fails to clot normally because of a deficiency or an abnormality of one of the clotting factors.
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Cultural definitions for hemophilia
[ (hee-muh-fil-ee-uh, hee-muh-feel-yuh) ]
A hereditary disease caused by a deficiency of a substance in the blood that aids in clotting. Hemophiliacs can bleed to death even from small cuts and bruises, because their blood has largely lost the ability to clot.
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