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Intensive peri-operative use of factor VIII and the Arg593-->Cys mutation are risk factors for inhibitor development in mild/moderate hemophilia A.
Journal of thrombosis and haemostasis : JTH - 1 Jun 2009
Eckhardt C L, Menke L A, van Ommen C H, van der Lee J H, Geskus R B, Kamphuisen P W, Peters M, Fijnvandraat K
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: A severe and challenging complication in the treatment of hemophilia A is the development of inhibiting antibodies (inhibitors) directed towards factor VIII (FVIII). Inhibitors aggravate bleeding complications, disabilities and costs. The etiology of inhibitor development is incompletely understood. OBJECTIVES: In a large cohort study in patients with mild/moderate hemophilia A we evaluated the role...
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