hemophilia A
noun
: the common form of hemophilia that is caused by a deficiency of factor VIII compare hemophilia b
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Bristol Myers Squibb Pfizer’s new drug for hemophilia A or B, genetic bleeding disorders, is also the first to target a particular protein in the blood-clotting process.
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Annika Kim Constantino,ashley Capoot, CNBC, 8 Jan. 2025
As a boy growing up with hemophilia A, Noah Frederick reserved the end of his annual checkups to talk about new technologies.
—Jason Mast, STAT, 13 Mar. 2024
About 15 to 20 percent have hemophilia B while the rest have hemophilia A, which is caused by low levels of another protein known as factor VIII.
—Jonathan Saltzman, BostonGlobe.com, 29 Jan. 2023
Hemgenix is the first such treatment for hemophilia and several other drugmakers are working on gene therapies for the more common form of the disorder, hemophilia A..
—Matthew Perrone, Fortune, 23 Nov. 2022
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Annika Kim Constantino,ashley Capoot, CNBC, 8 Jan. 2025
As a boy growing up with hemophilia A, Noah Frederick reserved the end of his annual checkups to talk about new technologies.
—Jason Mast, STAT, 13 Mar. 2024
About 15 to 20 percent have hemophilia B while the rest have hemophilia A, which is caused by low levels of another protein known as factor VIII.
—Jonathan Saltzman, BostonGlobe.com, 29 Jan. 2023
Hemgenix is the first such treatment for hemophilia and several other drugmakers are working on gene therapies for the more common form of the disorder, hemophilia A..
—Matthew Perrone, Fortune, 23 Nov. 2022
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hemophilia A
noun
: the common form of hemophilia caused by a deficiency of factor VIII in the blood
Some boys with hemophilia A are endangered by any bump or scrape, while others have such mild forms that the disorder goes undetected until they lose their first tooth.—Science News
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