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. 2022 Oct 1:15:133-143.
doi: 10.2147/TACG.S381683. eCollection 2022.

Three-Decade Successive Establishment of Care for Women/Girls from Families with Haemophilia

Ampaiwan Chuansumrit  1 , Werasak Sasanakul  1 , Nongnuch Sirachainan  1 , Suttikarn Santiwatana  1 , Praguywan Kadegasem  1 , Pakawan Wongwerawattanakoon  2 , Noppawan Tungbubpha  1 , Juthamard Chantaraamporn  1
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Three-Decade Successive Establishment of Care for Women/Girls from Families with Haemophilia

Ampaiwan Chuansumrit et al. Appl Clin Genet. .

Abstract

Objective: The study aimed to report a 3-decade successive establishment of care for women/girls from families with haemophilia.

Methods: A retrospective analysis was conducted on 462 women/girls from 243 families from 1987 to 2021.

Results: Combining phenotypic analysis of coagulation factor and genotypic analysis of either linkage analysis or mutation detection confirmed the status of all obligate haemophilia carriers (A118, B19). For potential carrier, 159 proven carriers (A130, B29) and 146 noncarrier status (A126, B20) were diagnosed except 20 potential carriers (A16, B4). Only 54 prenatal diagnoses were requested resulting in normal males (n = 21), males with haemophilia A (n = 12) and females with either normal or carrier status (n = 21). Additionally, 40 women/girls with haemophilia carrier received a diagnosis of severe haemophilia A with Turner's syndrome (n = 2) and mild haemophilia (A31, B7). The skewed X-chromosome inactivation of the nonmutant factor VIII/IX carrying X-chromosome of 8% (2/25) was found in mild haemophilia. Factor concentrate and desmopressin are prescribed for these affected women/girls. The response of women/girls with either haemophilia carrier or haemophilia was amazement with their religious beliefs and cultural acceptance.

Conclusion: Appropriate care for women/girls from families with haemophilia concerning diagnosis and management of haemophilia and carrier has been successively established.

Keywords: families with haemophilia; haemophilia carrier; mild haemophilia; severe haemophilia; women and girls.

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Conflict of interest statement

Ampaiwan Chuansumrit acts advisory board of Novo Nordisk and has received honoraria from Novo Nordisk, Grifols, Takeda and Roche while the other authors state that they have no interests which might be perceived as posing a conflict or bias for this study.

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