Hemophilia is a very dangerous disease associated with the violation of the processes of blood coagulation. In hemophilia the bleeding from a person does not stop, even for minor injuries. At this point the disease is considered incurable, but medications are constantly conducted. Recently doctors from the UK to test a new cure for hemophilia, which proved to be highly effective.
The study says New England Journal of Medicine. As you know, hemophilia is associated with damage to the blood coagulation factor VIII. And patients need regular injections of this factor. In order to solve this problem, the researchers used a genetically modified virus that stimulates the production of clotting factor VIII in the human body.
In a series of experiments was attended by 13 volunteers suffering from hemophilia. In 2016 they were made injections of the virus. In addition, during the year, the people had to abstain from other medications from hemophilia. In the result, it was found that in a year, 11 of the 13 people who took part in the tests were recorded normal or near normal levels of clotting factor VIII in the body. As stated by one of the doctors who conducted the study,
“This is a truly innovative therapy. The fact that we were able to normalize the levels of clotting factor VIII in humans suffering from a severe form of hemophilia, is stunning, however, further testing and research in order to ensure long-term effectiveness of a new therapy.”
British doctors experienced new cure hemophilia
Vladimir Kuznetsov