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Immune tolerance induction for the eradication of inhibitors in patients with hemophilia A.
Expert opinion on biological therapy - 1 Dec 2008
Kruse-Jarres Rebecca, Barnett Brian, Leissinger Cindy
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BACKGROUND: Both genetic and environmental factors contribute to the formation of alloantibodies that bind to functional domains on the Factor VIII (FVIII) molecule and inhibit its function. Patients with hemophilia A who develop high-titer inhibitors are at increased risk for serious hemorrhage and disability, particularly arthropathy, because bleeding events do not respond to standard therapy. Immune tolerance...
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