Transplanted Liver Lining Cells May Cure Hemophilia

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Hemophilia A affects one in 10,000 males and can cause uncontrolled bleeding that can lead to disability or death. It is commonly been associated with British and Russian nobility but affects many others. Cures for hemophilia have ranged from faith healing by the Russian monk Rasputin in the early 20th century to clinical trials using gene therapy, but none of these approaches have amounted to a cure.

One expert thinks a lot more study is needed before this technique can be tried in patients.

"If successful in other animal models, this approach could add another option of treatment for patients with severe hemophilia, though one would have to weigh the risk-benefit ratio," said Dr. Prasad Mathew, from the Ted R. Montoya Hemophilia Center at the University of New Mexico.

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For more about hemophilia, visit the U.S. National Library of Medicine.

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