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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1] Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Simrat Sarai, M.D. [2]

Medical Therapy

Clotting Factor Replacement

• Clotting factor replacement is the mainstay of hemophilia treatment
• The two types of clotting factor concentrates used for replacement are:

1. Plasma-derived factor concentrates