Arizona Hemophilia Foundation
Advocacy, Community & Education for Arizonans with hemophilia
The Arizona Hemophilia Foundation is a subsidiary of the Arizona Blood Alliance. We are dedicated to serving Arizonans living with hemophilia through advocacy, education and community events.
What is Hemophilia?
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Hemophilia A and B are genetic disorders caused by missing or defective clotting proteins. Although hemophilia is passed down from parents to children, about 1/3 of cases found have no previous family history.
(National Bleeding Disorders Foundation)
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People with hemophilia bleed longer than other people. Bleeds can occur internally, into joints and muscles, or externally, from minor cuts, dental procedures, or injuries.
(National Bleeding Disorders Foundation)
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The main medication to treat hemophilia is a concentrated product called clotting factor or simply factor. Recombinant factor products, which are developed in a lab through the use of DNA technology, preclude the use of human-derived pools of donor-sourced plasma.
(National Bleeding Disorders Foundation)