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March 15, 2015

Mutant protein brings gene therapy for hemophilia a step closer - Medical News Today

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Mutant protein brings gene therapy for hemophilia a step closerMedical News TodayHemophilia is an inherited condition caused by a mutation in a gene responsible for producing proteins in the blood needed for normal blood clotting, called clotting factors. As a result, people with hemophilia are prone to internal bleeding ...

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Committee of Ten Thousand

ADVOCATES FOR PERSONS WITH HIV/AIDS, HEMOPHILIA, HCV, AND SICKLE CELL

MONITORING THE BLOOD SUPPLY AND PROTECTING PATIENT RIGHTS SINCE 1989

The Committee of Ten Thousand is a grass-roots, peer-led, education, advocacy and support organization. The majority of our constituency is persons with hemophilia who contracted HIV/AIDS from tainted blood products. We work in solidarity with all communities affected by the HIV/AIDS pandemic. COTT advocates for disenfranchised chronic disease communities, especially those communities dependent on a safe national blood supply. We are dedicated to the belief that persons with HIV/AIDS and all chronic diseases can lead productive and healthy lives.

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