Emicizumab prophylaxis in patients with haemophilia A with and without inhibitors
Emicizumab is a bispecific monoclonal antibody that mimics factor VIII (FVIII) by binding to factors IXa and X to promote hemostasis in haemophilia A (HA) and HA with inhibitors (HA‐I). As emicizumab differs biochemically from FVIII, there is interest in
Patrick T. Ebbert+3 more
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Human parvovirus B19 and blood product safety. A tale of twenty years of improvements [PDF]
Parvovirus B19 (B19V), long known to be the causative agent of erythema infectiosum (fifth disease), is not a newly emerging agent. The aim of this review is to analyse the role played by this virus in compromising safety in transfusion medicine and the ...
Calizzani, Gabriele+7 more
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The inhibitors – a challenge for the management of patients with hereditary haemophilia A
Introduction. Our research strategy was aimed at evaluating the possible implication of the type of factor VIII product administered as substitution treatment to haemophilia A patients in the occurrence of inhibitors and their consequences on the ...
Mihăilă Romeo-Gabriel
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Acquired haemophilia A: a case report
Acquired haemophilia A is rare, autoimmune bleeding disorder caused by the production of autoantibodies against coagulation factor VIII (FVIII). The disorder affects 1.5 people per 1 million population a year, particularly the elderly.
Adam Stemplewski+3 more
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Factor VIII products: key aspects of development, clinical research and use (part 2)
Continuous replacement therapy with clotting factor products can lead to serious complications in haemophilia A patients. One of potential reasons of such complications is an undesirable immune response to a blood clotting factor VIII (FVIII) product ...
Zh. I. Avdeeva+4 more
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Inhibitor development in non-severe haemophilia across Europe [PDF]
Evidence about inhibitor formation in non-severe haemophilia and the potential role for clotting factor concentrate type is scant. It was the aim of this study to report inhibitor development in non-severe haemophilia patients enrolled in the European ...
Calizzani, Gabriele+13 more
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On a break with the X: the role of repair of double-stranded DNA breaks in X-linked disease [PDF]
The problem of managing free reactive DNA ends in eukaryotic cells has resulted in the development of a number of mechanisms in order to ensure that free ends are rendered non-reactive, or that the double-strand DNA breaks generating the free ends are ...
Cecceroni, Lucia+2 more
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Endodontic Management of a Haemophilic Patient- A Clinical Perspective [PDF]
Haemophilia and other bleeding disorders remain an enigma to the dentists world over. They not only challenge the skills of dental specialists but also raise the question of how these individuals should be managed emotionally as well as psychologically.
Pooja Gupta Dudeja+3 more
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The changing face of immune tolerance induction in haemophilia A with the advent of emicizumab
As a result of the new treatment paradigm that the haemophilia community will face with the availability of novel (non‐factor) therapies, an updated consensus on ITI recommendations and inhibitor management strategies is needed.
M. Carcao+8 more
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PTH6: PATIENTS' PERCEPTIONS OF THE OUTCOMES OF TREATMENT WITH TOPICAL NSAIDS, RUBIFACIANTS AND ORAL PAIN REMEDIES. A PROSPECTIVE STUDY OF MEDICINES AVAILABLE THROUGH COMMUNITY PHARMACIES [PDF]
Obesity is a major health concern not only in the general population but also in patients with haemophilia. Little is known about the consequences of obesity for haemophilia patients.
Biere-Rafi, S.+5 more
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