Hemophilia - A new approach to an old disease

Citation
D. Dimichele et Ej. Neufeld, Hemophilia - A new approach to an old disease, HEMAT ONCOL, 12(6), 1998, pp. 1315
Citations number
172
Categorie Soggetti
Hematology,"Cardiovascular & Hematology Research
Journal title
HEMATOLOGY-ONCOLOGY CLINICS OF NORTH AMERICA
ISSN journal
08898588 → ACNP
Volume
12
Issue
6
Year of publication
1998
Database
ISI
SICI code
0889-8588(199812)12:6<1315:H-ANAT>2.0.ZU;2-J
Abstract
Hemophilia is a bleeding disorder resulting from a congenital deficiency in either factor VIII or IX. Recent major advances in diagnostic techniques a nd replacement-factor therapy are already in widespread use. Yet, at a time when the cure of hemophilia is rapidly becoming more probable than possibl e, issues of optimal and cost-effective care of both the disease and its co mplications are still being grappled with. This article discusses the past, present, and future of the diagnosis and therapy of hemophilia, and explor es therapeutic dilemmas and strategies most pertinent to its treatment toda y.