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hemophilia A
noun
: the common form of hemophilia that is caused by a deficiency of factor VIII compare hemophilia b
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Pfizer said its one-time treatment significantly cut the number of annual bleeding episodes in patients with moderately severe to severe hemophilia A from week 12 to at least 15 months.
—Annika Kim Constantino, CNBC, 24 July 2024
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
Researchers have found ways to alter or turn off disease-causing genes in leukemia, hemophilia A, spinal muscular atrophy, Duchenne muscular dystrophy, and other diseases.
—Isabella Cueto, STAT, 10 July 2023
The Food and Drug Administration on Thursday approved a gene therapy to treat people with hemophilia A, an inherited and rare bleeding disorder.
—Adam Feuerstein, STAT, 29 June 2023
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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Word History
First Known Use
1954, in the meaning defined above
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“Hemophilia A.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hemophilia%20A. Accessed 12 Oct. 2024.
Medical Definition
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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