Tolerance Induction and The Immunobiology of Factor VIII in Hemophilia A
The development of inhibitory antibodies to the factor VIII (FVIII) protein is the greatest complication in the management of hemophilia A patients. These antibodies, which form in approximately 25% of patients, neutralize the procoagulant activity of FVIII. There are limited treatment options to ma...
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Language: | en en |
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2010
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Online Access: | http://hdl.handle.net/1974/6107 |