Logo image
The spectrum of bleeding in women and girls with haemophilia B
Journal article   Open access   Peer reviewed

The spectrum of bleeding in women and girls with haemophilia B

J Staber, S. E Croteau, J Davis, E. F Grabowski, P Kouides and R. F Sidonio
Haemophilia : the official journal of the World Federation of Hemophilia, Vol.24(2), pp.180-185
03/2018
DOI: 10.1111/hae.13376
PMID: 29178325
url
https://doi.org/10.1111/hae.13376View
Published (Version of record) Open Access

Abstract

Although hemophilia B affects 1 in 25,000 males there may be 3 female hemophilia B carriers per affected male. This clinical review highlights the unique challenges faced by hemophilia B carriers including the under‐recognition of bleeding symptoms associated with and without FIX deficiency, discrepancies in correlation between genotype and bleeding phenotype and therapeutic considerations utilizing clinical vignettes of common scenarios.
haemophilia haemophilia carriers women with bleeding disorders Review

Details

Metrics

Logo image