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Hand book for dental surgeons on dental management of persons with hemophilia and other haemostatic disorders
Factor concentrate - A type of treatment that replaces the missing factor VIII (eight) or IX (nine) by injection
into a vein. Factor can be made from human blood plasma and then dried to a powder. This is dissolved in
diluents before injection. See recombinant for description of another kind of factor concentrate.
Gene - A section of DNA, the chemical code of the body that controls production of a protein. Genes carry
messages about the way the cells of the body work. For example, they determine a person's hair and eye colour.
Hemophilia is passed on through a person's genes.
Gene Therapy - A method of replacing, manipulating or supplementing a dysfunctional gene with a functioning
one. This evolving technique is currently being researched in several inherited diseases, including hemophilia.
There is hope that gene therapy will lead to better treatments, and eventually cures.
Hemoglobin - The protein that carries oxygen and carbon dioxide in red blood cells.
Hematologist - A physician who specializes in disorders of the blood.
Hemostasis - The process by which the body stops bleeding. It is the stoppage of blood flow through a blood
vessel or an organ of the body.
Hepatitis - A group of viruses that can lead to infection and inflammation of the liver.
Hereditary disease - A condition that is genetically passed down to oneís offspring.
HIV (Human Immunodeficiency Virus) - The virus that causes AIDS.
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Hand book for dental surgeons on dental management of persons with hemophilia and other haemostatic disorders