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March 23, 2015

Stop the Bleeding: Can Gene Therapy Finally Cure Hemophilia? - Xconomy

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Stop the Bleeding: Can Gene Therapy Finally Cure Hemophilia?XconomyBen Haugstad is 12 years old and loves Taekwondo. He's been doing it for six years, and soon he'll be a black belt. He also has a severe form of hemophilia. His body doesn't produce the machinery needed to clot blood, and at any moment a bad tumble or ...

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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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