Rapid and Cheap Diagnostic test for Haemophilia A developed

  • The Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR)’s National Institute of Immunohaematology, Mumbai, has developed a cost-effective Point-of-Care (POC) rapid diagnostic test for severe Haemophilia A and Von Willebrand Disease (VWD), a genetic disorder caused by missing or defective Von Willebrand factor (VWF), a clotting protein.

Haemophilia A

  • Haemophilia A (or hemophilia A) is a genetic deficiency in clotting factor VIII, which causes increased bleeding and usually affects males.
  • In the majority of cases it is inherited as an X-linked recessive trait, though there are cases which arise from spontaneous mutations.
  • In terms of the symptoms of haemophilia A, there are internal or external ....
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