The only effective treatment available for hemophilia today is replacement therapy. What is replacement therapy? To understand the cure one should first understand the cause. Hemophilia is an inherited condition caused by the presence of an extra X chromosome and this X chromosome stops the blood or reduces the body's ability to stop the bleeding. In normal people blood should clot and that is how bleeding is stopped and this is caused due to the natural reaction of the body.
When it comes to treating the condition the replacement therapy replaces the gene that is missing and causes clotting in the body. The main factors for hemophilia are factor VIII and Factor IX. Replacement therapy can help the body to stop bleeding and help clotting. Read more >>
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