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May 16 , 2019
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- The National Institute of Immunohaematology, Mumbai has developed a cost-effective Point-of-Care (POC) rapid diagnostic test for
- Severe Haemophilia A
- Von Willebrand Disease (VWD).
- Patients with above 2 diseases can have life-threatening spontaneous or post-traumatic bleeding like brain hemorrhage, gastrointestinal bleeding or bleeding from the nose or gums.
- According to the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) the cost of these testing kits is less than ₹50 while current kits cost around ₹4,000 to ₹10,000.
VWD
- It is a genetic disorder caused by missing or defective Von Willebrand factor (VWF).
- VWF is a blood-clotting protein.
- When bleeding occurs the VWF helps blood platelets to mesh together and form a clot to stop the bleeding.
- People with the disorder do not have enough VW Factor.
- So, it takes longer for the blood to clot and for bleeding to stop.
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