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New associations: INFG and TGFB1 genes and the inhibitor development in severe haemophilia A.
Haemophilia : the official journal of the World Federation of Hemophilia - 1 Jul 2015
de Alencar J B, Macedo L C, de Barros M F, Rodrigues C, Shinzato A H, Pelissari C B, Machado J, Sell A M, Visentainer J E L
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INTRODUCTION: The development of factor VIII (FVIII) inhibitor is the main complication of replacement therapy in patients with haemophilia A (HA). A ratio of 5-7% of individuals HA develops antibodies (inhibitors) against the FVIII infused during the treatment, thereby reducing their pro-coagulant activity. The immunomodulatory cytokine genes have been related to the risk of development of alloantibodies in...
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