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hemophilia A

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Noun1.hemophilia A - hemophilia caused by a congenital deficiency of factor VIII; occurs almost exclusively in men
bleeder's disease, haemophilia, hemophilia - congenital tendency to uncontrolled bleeding; usually affects males and is transmitted from mother to son


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The most common form of the disease is hemophilia A, or classic hemophilia, in which the clotting factor VIII is either deficient or defective.
Still, Selden admits to being "thrilled" with the results since this is the first gene therapy for hemophilia A in people.
Syntonix is pursuing other early-stage programs, including a long-acting factor VIII program, with the potential to improve the treatment of hemophilia A.
 
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