Researchers Use New Method To Control Bleeding In Hemophilia

Investigators at Children’s Research Institute, BloodCenter of Wisconsin’s Blood Research Institute and the Medical College of Wisconsin have discovered a new way to help the blood clot by having the missing clotting factor packaged in the patient’s own platelets. In the October 2008 edition of Blood, investigators describe how a gene-modified bone marrow transplant can be used to initiate clotting in hemophilia.

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Filed under: Blood on November 21st, 2008