Sentences with phrase «on haemophilia»
He focused first on haemophilia B. Adapting a technique that he had previously developed to delay the onset of type 1 diabetes, Daniell and his group genetically modified tobacco plants to express human factor IX in their chloroplasts.
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The man's brother was almost bedridden by haemophilia, but the soldier's symptoms were so mild that he did not even realize that he had the disease until he was shot on the battlefield.
Drug company Baxter International, based in Deerfield, Illinois, sells recombinant clotting factors for treating haemophilia and also has its sights on TFPI.
The test developed can be carried out on mothers at risk of X-linked genetic recessive diseases including haemophilia and Duchenne muscular dystrophy and mothers at risk of haemolytic disease of the new - born.
2011 Six people with clotting disorder haemophilia B see a reduction in symptoms after gene therapy on liver cells.
Depending on the person, the amount of factor VIII — the protein missing in haemophilia A — in the bloodstream drops by half in a mere 8 — 12 hours.
The hunt is on for ways to diagnose and treat the joint problems that are now the main chronic problem in haemophilia
Disorders like haemophilia that are caused by faults on the X chromosome are therefore more common in males.
Almost exactly a year ago, we reported on a gene therapy for haemophilia that was in development by the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia (and subsequently the CHOP spinout Spark Therapeutics).
Indeed, psychological interventions have been proven to be effective in a broad range of disorders and illnesses.15 — 18 Although a few former works have focused on psychological interventions in haemophilia, showing positive and promising results, 19 — 25 the lack of recent papers exploring this issue is somewhat surprising, despite the recommendations and guidelines that emphasise their relevance.