Hemophilia A - History
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Monday, November 23, 2009

Quantifying the source of infection for HIV-infected hemophiliacs in the U.K. from 1979 to 1984.

29 Apr 2009 There is considerable literature on the risk of HIV infection for individuals suffering from hemophilia A in the United Kingdom (U.K.) during the period 1979-1984 when the sources of Factor VIII clotting factor were contaminated with HIV. Toward the ... Read more...

Back to the future: a recent history of haemophilia treatment.

29 Jun 2008 In the last few decades, the management of patients with haemophilia has witnessed dramatic improvements, through the larger availability of safe plasma-derived and recombinant products for replacement therapy. Another important step forward is the ... Read more...

History of haemophilia.

29 Nov 2007 Haemophilia, an ancient disease, now has sophisticated methods for diagnosis and treatment. The genetically missing factors can now be supplied by fractionation of human-derived (HD) plasma or with recombinant technology (r). Making therapeutic ... Read more...

Latest indexed articles for 'Hemophilia A - History'

These are the very latest articles for this heading:

• Quantifying the source of infection for HIV-infected hemophiliacs in the U.K. from 1979 to 1984. 29 Apr 2009
• Back to the future: a recent history of haemophilia treatment. 29 Jun 2008
• History of haemophilia. 29 Nov 2007
• HIV and hemophilia. 27 Feb 2007
• Gregori Rasputin, AIDS and Victoria's secret. 29 Sep 2006
• The tragic history of AIDS in the hemophilia population, 1982-1984. 12 Sep 2006
• Remembrances of factor VIII. Part 2: the path to mutation discovery. 30 May 2006
• [The history of hemophilia treatment] 30 Dec 2005
• Rasputin used hypnosis: reply to "Russia's imperial blood". 29 Nov 2005
• [Hemophilia A in Belgium in the past 40 years] 30 Dec 2004
• Russia's imperial blood: was Rasputin not the healer of legend? 30 Aug 2004
• Van Creveld, pioneer of hemophilia care and coagulation research in the Netherlands: a personal account. 29 Jun 2004
• Dr Leandro Tocantins's inhibitor theory of hemophilia and factor X: reply. 30 Dec 2003
• Oscar Ratnoff: his contributions to the golden era of coagulation research. 29 Jun 2003
• Historical and political implications of haemophilia in the Spanish royal family. 27 Feb 2003
• Thomas Addis (1881-1949); Scottish pioneer in haemophilia research. 30 Dec 2002
• [Progress in the field of hematology in the last 100 years: Gene therapy] 8 Jul 2002
• An adventure in biotechnology: the development of haemophilia A therapeutics -- from whole-blood transfusion to recombinant DNA to gene therapy. 30 Mar 2002
• The history of synoviorthesis in haemophilia. 29 Jun 2001
• The early history of haemophilia treatment: a personal perspective. 29 Nov 2000

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Technical information about 'Hemophilia A'

Definition: The classic hemophilia resulting from a deficiency of factor VIII. It is an inherited disorder of blood coagulation characterized by a permanent tendency to hemorrhage.

Descriptor UI: D006467

Alternative terms: Hemophilia A; A, Hemophilia; As, Hemophilia; Hemophilia As; Haemophilia; Factor VIII Deficiency; Hemophilia; Deficiency, Factor VIII; Deficiencies, Factor VIII; Factor VIII Deficiencies;

Related Mesh Headings: Hemophilia B; Hemarthrosis;

Allowable Qualifiers: blood; cerebrospinal fluid; chemically induced; classification; complications; diagnosis; diet therapy; drug therapy; economics; embryology; enzymology; ethnology; etiology; genetics; history; immunology; metabolism; microbiology; mortality; nursing; epidemiology; parasitology; pathology; physiopathology; prevention & control; psychology; radiography; radionuclide imaging; radiotherapy; rehabilitation; surgery; therapy; urine; veterinary; ultrasonography; virology;

Tree Number: C15.378.100.100.500; C15.378.100.141.500; C15.378.463.500; C16.320.099.500;

History Note: 99(66)