Hemophilia A and B involve deficiencies in coagulation factors VIII and IX, with traditional treatments requiring frequent infusions. Nonfactor therapies, including Hemlibra and rebalancing agents, ...

Patients hospitalized with severe COVID-19 infections who have high levels of the blood clotting protein factor V are at elevated risk for serious injury from blood clots such as deep vein thrombosis ...

Most people now know that COVID-19 can cause blood clots, potentially leading to paralysis, stroke, heart attack and death. While it's not clear precisely how the coronavirus causes clots, a new study ...

Factor V Leiden thrombophilia is an inherited blood clotting disorder that can lead to blood clots in the legs, lungs, or other parts of the body. Medical term: Thrombophilia is a condition where ...

All that most laymen know about hemophilia is that it is an odd and dangerous disease of the blood that strikes men only, although it is transmitted by women. Medical researchers have learned a great ...

New research points to disturbances in blood clotting protein factor V activity as both a potential cause of blood clotting disorders with COVID-19, and to potential methods for identifying at-risk ...

In recent years, scientists have begun to explore another potential contributor: blood type. A study published in Journal of ...

‌Factor VII deficiency is a rare genetic disorder. It occurs when your body can’t produce enough clotting factor VII, which helps in healing wounds. It can be hereditary or be caused by an underlying ...

Hemophilia B, also known as Christmas disease, is a bleeding disorder. Its characteristic feature is a deficiency of clotting factor IX. This is a protein present in the blood that helps with ...

The severity of factor X deficiency varies from person to person. Your body still produces 40% or more of the normal amount of factor X in mild cases. You may have no symptoms or only very minor ones.