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Breakthrough in Haemophilia treatment
A new gene therapy could dramatically alter cost and practice of Haemophilia treatment.
Last Modified: 11 Dec 2011 20:08

Doctors are hailing a major breakthrough in gene therapy that could revolutionise treatment of the blood clotting disorder Haemophilia.

Sufferers currently have to take an ongoing series of injections to control the condition. A study at University College London hopes to change all that.

Gerald Tan has been taking a look at the findings.
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