Congenital Combined Deficiency of Factor V and Factor VIII

1969 ◽  
Vol 22 (02) ◽  
pp. 316-325 ◽  
Author(s):  
H Saito ◽  
M Shioya ◽  
K Koie ◽  
T Kamiya ◽  
O Katsumi

SummaryA case of congenital combined deficiency of factor V and factor VIII was reported. The patient, a 9 year old boy, gave a history of epistaxis, hematomas, and of hemorrhages following dental extraction since the age of 2 ; plasma levels of factor V and factor VIII were found to be 16% and 8% of normal, respectively. No one in his family had a deficiency of either factor. The effects of transfusion of normal fresh plasma and whole blood from a patient with hemophilia A were studied. While the former were similar to the pattern as seen in classical hemophilia, the latter consisted of an immediate increase of factor V activity and a delayed increase of factor VIII activity, despite the fact that factor VIII activity was almost absent from the donor’s blood.

Blood ◽  
2007 ◽  
Vol 110 (11) ◽  
pp. 3968-3968
Author(s):  
Robert Chen ◽  
Seligman Paul ◽  
Justin Call ◽  
Brenda Riske ◽  
Ruth Ann Kirschman ◽  
...  

Abstract Orthotopic liver transplantation (OLT) is an effective treatment for both hepatitis C associated cirrhosis, hepatocellular carcinoma, and hemophilia A. Factor VIII activity usually increases into the normal range. Only a few patients with hemophilia complicated by an inhibitor have undergone OLT with both successful outcomes and uncontrolled bleeding being reported. We report early results of OLT in a middle-aged white male severe hemophilia A patient with a history of a high responding inhibitor (historical high - 70 Bethesda units) who had been on immune tolerance for greater than 10 years prior to transplant. A regimen of 40 u/kg of Factor VIII three times per week successfully suppressed inhibitor titers to less than 2 Bethesda units in the previous years. Hand surgery was managed with Factor VII infusions in the year prior to OLT with good results. At the time of transplantation, his inhibitor titer was 0.7 B.U. Due to his history of non-linear kinetics with factor VIII infusion, (5% of a dose remaining at 24 hours), frequent bolus dosing during surgery was employed. He received 10,500 units (116 units/kg) prior to the incision with smaller doses repeated every 2–4 hours. During the operation and the 24 hr immediately post op he required another 27,300 units (300 units/kg) of factor VIII infusion to maintain activity between 61–122%. On post op day 1 he required 46 units/kg to keep activity between 60.2–108%. On post op day 2 he required 35 units/kg to keep activity between 36.8–68.4%. His immunosuppresion included tacrolimus, mycophenolate, and solumedrol taper of 120 mg on day 2, 80 mg on day 3, 40 mg on day 4, and 20 mg day 5. From day 6 to day 8, his total bilirubin increased to 15 and his requirement for Factor VIII also increased to 70 units/kg daily for 3 days to keep his activity between 33.1% to 71.2%. His immunosuppression was increased because of possible acute rejection and solumedrol 500 mg IV was given daily for 3 days. On day 9 his requirement for factor decreased to 11.6 units/kg daily for 4 additional days. Solumedrol was tapered off to prednisone 10 mg po daily. On day 13 post operation, Factor VIII replacement was stopped and his activity was 56.8%, which gradually rose to 81% on day 25. We conclude: Orthotopic liver transplantation was successful in a hemophilia A inhibitor patient on long term immune tolerance. Factor VIII production by the transplanted liver suppressed the inhibitor and normalized Factor VIII activity up to 4 weeks post transplant. Close follow-up will be required.


Blood ◽  
1997 ◽  
Vol 90 (8) ◽  
pp. 3067-3072 ◽  
Author(s):  
Cornelis van ‘t Veer ◽  
Neal J. Golden ◽  
Michael Kalafatis ◽  
Paolo Simioni ◽  
Rogier M. Bertina ◽  
...  

Abstract The classification of factor VIII deficiency, generally used based on plasma levels of factor VIII, consists of severe (<1% normal factor VIII activity), moderate (1% to 4% factor VIII activity), or mild (5% to 25% factor VIII activity). A recent communication described four individuals bearing identical factor VIII mutations. This resulted in a severe bleeding disorder in two patients who carried a normal factor V gene, whereas the two patients who did not display severe hemophilia were heterozygous for the factor VLEIDEN mutation, which leads to the substitution of Arg506 → Gln mutation in the factor V molecule. Based on the factor VIII level measured using factor VIII–deficient plasma, these two patients were classified as mild/moderate hemophiliacs. We studied the condition of moderate to severe hemophilia A combined with the factor VLEIDEN mutation in vitro in a reconstituted model of the tissue factor pathway to thrombin. In the model, thrombin generation was initiated by relipidated tissue factor and factor VIIa in the presence of the coagulation factors X, IX, II, V, and VIII and the inhibitors tissue factor pathway inhibitor, antithrombin-III, and protein C. At 5 pmol/L initiating factor VIIa⋅tissue factor, a 10-fold higher peak level of thrombin formation (350 nmol/L), was observed in the system in the presence of plasma levels of factor VIII compared with reactions without factor VIII. Significant increase in thrombin formation was observed at factor VIII concentrations less than 42 pmol/L (∼6% of the normal factor VIII plasma concentration). In reactions without factor VIII, in which thrombin generation was downregulated by the addition of protein C and thrombomodulin, an increase of thrombin formation was observed with the factor VLEIDEN mutation. The level of increase in thrombin generation in the hemophilia A situation was found to be dependent on the factor VLEIDEN concentration. When the factor VLEIDEN concentration was varied from 50% to 150% of the normal plasma concentration, the increase in thrombin generation ranged from threefold to sevenfold. The data suggested that the analysis of the factor V genotype should be accompanied by a quantitative analysis of the plasma factor VLEIDEN level to understand the effect of factor VLEIDEN in hemophilia A patients. The presented data support the hypothesis that the factor VLEIDEN mutation can increase thrombin formation in severe hemophilia A.


1967 ◽  
Vol 17 (01/02) ◽  
pp. 194-204 ◽  
Author(s):  
F Gobbi ◽  
E Ascari ◽  
U Barbieri

SummaryTwo cases of congenital combined deficiency of factor VIII (antihaemophilic globulin) and factor V (proaccelerin) in 2 sibilings (a female and a male) born of non-consanguineous parents are reported.Mild isolate defect of factor V was demonstrated in the mother and in 2 maternal aunts, while pure factor VIII deficiency was found in a male relative on the maternal side.Infusion of normal fresh plasma lead in both cases to a parallel rise of both factors, while infusion of haemophilic plasma lead to a rise of factor V only, thus excluding the presence in the haemophilic plasma of a common precursor to both factors.The genetic study of the family seems to suggest that the two defects are inherited according to different patterns, two genes being responsible for the two defects. Factor V deficiency seems inherited according to an autosomal incompletely dominant type of heredity, while factor VIII deficiency is due to a sex-linked mutant gene.Genie interaction, inversion of the dominance or early inactivation of the normal X-chromosome in a carrier are the possible explanations for the severe factor VIII deficiency in the proposita.


1977 ◽  
Author(s):  
U. Seligsohn ◽  
A. Zivelin ◽  
H. Peretz ◽  
M. Modan

Detection of hemophilia A carriers (C), using factor VIII (fVIII) activity (Ac) and antigenicity (Ag) measurements, has been hampered by an overlap of results obtained in normal females (NF) and obligatory carriers (OC). In an attempt to improve the specificity and sensitivity of C detection, 29 OC and 33 NF were examined 3 times. FVIII Ac and fVIII Ag were determined in fresh plasma samples, employing a one stage method and the Laurell technic with rabbit anti fVIII antiserum, respectively. Using the mean of the 3 pairs of measurements, a discriminant function, based on Bayes’ theorem, was obtained for calculating the probability that a woman is a C. Three ranges of measurements were defined: Definite C, possible C and definite NF. The results were as follows:If only the first pair of measurements was used, the results were much less satisfactory:Thus, for each suspected C, the relative odds of being a C can be assigned by using this function, but the results should be based on the mean of 3 measurements.


1978 ◽  
Vol 39 (02) ◽  
pp. 488-495 ◽  
Author(s):  
J M Butler

SummaryThrombelastography has been performed on recalcified whole blood from 50 patients before, during and after elective abdominal surgery. The characteristic changes of the thrombelastographic indices r, k and mA are described.During operation r and k shortened, but no change in mA was observed. This response was in part associated with an increase in factor VIII activity. Following operation, while r time was somewhat shortened, much more marked changes in k and mA were evident. Increasing fibrinogen concentration was the dominant factor in determining the post-operative changes in the thrombelastograph.


1965 ◽  
Vol 13 (02) ◽  
pp. 550-560 ◽  
Author(s):  
Anthony Britten

SummaryThe effects of incubating heparin, protamine or Polybrene with plasma were studied. All three drugs cause rapid loss of factor V from decalcified plasma, while Polybrene also accelerates the loss of factor VIII activity. These changes are related to temperature, the period of incubation and the dose of the drug used, and can be partially prevented by inclusion of neutralizing doses of the appropriate antagonist in the incubation mixture.The implications of these findings are discussed.


Blood ◽  
2011 ◽  
Vol 117 (23) ◽  
pp. 6367-6370 ◽  
Author(s):  
Charles R.M. Hay ◽  
Ben Palmer ◽  
Elizabeth Chalmers ◽  
Ri Liesner ◽  
Rhona Maclean ◽  
...  

Abstract The age-adjusted incidence of new factor VIII inhibitors was analyzed in all United Kingdom patients with severe hemophilia A between 1990 and 2009. Three hundred fifteen new inhibitors were reported to the National Hemophilia Database in 2528 patients with severe hemophilia who were followed up for a median (interquartile range) of 12 (4-19) years. One hundred sixty (51%) of these arose in patients ≥ 5 years of age after a median (interquartile range) of 6 (4-11) years' follow-up. The incidence of new inhibitors was 64.29 per 1000 treatment-years in patients < 5 years of age and 5.31 per 1000 treatment-years at age 10-49 years, rising significantly (P = .01) to 10.49 per 1000 treatment-years in patients more than 60 years of age. Factor VIII inhibitors arise in patients with hemophilia A throughout life with a bimodal risk, being greatest in early childhood and in old age. HIV was associated with significantly fewer new inhibitors. The inhibitor incidence rate ratio in HIV-seropositive patients was 0.32 times that observed in HIV-seronegative patients (P < .001). Further study is required to explore the natural history of later-onset factor VIII inhibitors and to investigate other potential risk factors for inhibitor development in previously treated patients.


1987 ◽  
Author(s):  
D Lillicrap ◽  
A R Giles ◽  
J J A Holden ◽  
B N White

This study has assessed the relative benefits of restriction fragment length polymorphism (RFLP) linkage and coagulation testing in the diagnosis of carriers of hemophilia A. 221 samples from 55 families have been studied for intragenic and flanking RFLPs. All samples were tested for the Factor VIII intragenic Bell RFLP and for the flanking marker St 14. 83% of obligate carrier females were heterozygous at oneor both of these two polymorphicsites. However, only38% of these women were heterozygous at the intragenic site and might safely be offered prenatal diagnosis using this marker for the hemophilia mutation. Carrier diagnosis was obtained in 52% of 81 potential carriers tested. Diagnosis wasbased on intragenic RFLP information in only 48% of these cases. Genetic diagnosis was possible in 27 atrisk women from families with no prior history of hemophilia. Four of these women were diagnosed as carriers on the basis of a gross Factor VIII gene deletion and the remaining 23 women were identified as non-carriers by the Bell (11) and Stl4 (12) RFLP data. 39 women remained undiagnosed after gene analysis studies. 23 of these women were female relatives of sporadic hemophiliacs and thus RFLP segregation analysis was inappropriate. A further 9 potential carriers were undiagnosed because of homozygosity in key individuals in their families. In 31 potential carriers we have quantitated Factor VIII:C (one stage assay) and vWf:Ag (Laurell and ELISA) and derived probabilities for carrier status. In 3 women there was conflicting genetic and coagulation data. Meanwhile, in 12 undiagnosed women from sporadic families, carrier diagnostic probabilities of > 0.9 were obtained. These studies indicate that optimal carrier detection for hemophilia A requires more intragenic and closely linked RFLPs and the continuance of coagulation testing to assist women from sporadic families.


Blood ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 136 (Supplement 1) ◽  
pp. 17-17
Author(s):  
Dougald Monroe ◽  
Mirella Ezban ◽  
Maureane Hoffman

Background.Recently a novel bifunctional antibody (emicizumab) that binds both factor IXa (FIXa) and factor X (FX) has been used to treat hemophilia A. Emicizumab has proven remarkably effective as a prophylactic treatment for hemophilia A; however there are patients that still experience bleeding. An approach to safely and effectively treating this bleeding in hemophilia A patients with inhibitors is recombinant factor VIIa (rFVIIa). When given at therapeutic levels, rFVIIa can enhance tissue factor (TF) dependent activation of FX as well as activating FX independently of TF. At therapeutic levels rFVIIa can also activate FIX. The goal of this study was to assess the role of the FIXa activated by rFVIIa when emicizumab is added to hemophilia A plasma. Methods. Thrombin generation assays were done in plasma using 100 µM lipid and 420 µM Z-Gly-Gly-Arg-AMC with or without emicizumab at 55 µg/mL which is the clinical steady state level. The reactions were initiated with low (1 pM) tissue factor (TF). rFVIIa was added at concentrations of 25-100 nM with 25 nM corresponding to the plasma levels achieved by a single clinical dose of 90 µg/mL. To study to the role of factor IX in the absence of factor VIII, it was necessary to create a double deficient plasma (factors VIII and IX deficient). This was done by taking antigen negative hemophilia B plasma and adding a neutralizing antibody to factor VIII (Haematologic Technologies, Essex Junction, VT, USA). Now varying concentrations of factor IX could be reconstituted into the plasma to give hemophilia A plasma. Results. As expected, in the double deficient plasma with low TF there was essentially no thrombin generation. Also as expected from previous studies, addition of rFVIIa to double deficient plasma gave a dose dependent increase in thrombin generation through activation of FX. Interestingly addition of plasma levels of FIX to the rFVIIa did not increase thrombin generation. Starting from double deficient plasma, as expected emicizumab did not increase thrombin generation since no factor IX was present. Also, in double deficient plasma with rFVIIa, emicizumab did not increase thrombin generation. But in double deficient plasma with FIX and rFVIIa, emicizumab significantly increased thrombin generation. The levels of thrombin generation increased in a dose dependent fashion with higher concentrations of rFVIIa giving higher levels of thrombin generation. Conclusion. Since addition of FIX to the double deficient plasma with rFVIIa did not increase thrombin generation, it suggests that rFVIIa activation of FX is the only source of the FXa needed for thrombin generation. So in the absence of factor VIII (or emicizumab) FIX activation does not contribute to thrombin generation. However, in the presence of emicizumab, while rFVIIa can still activate FX, FIXa formed by rFVIIa can complex with emicizumab to provide an additional source of FX activation. Thus rFVIIa activation of FIX explains the synergistic effect in thrombin generation observed when combining rFVIIa with emicizumab. The generation of FIXa at a site of injury is consistent with the safety profile observed in clinical use. Disclosures Monroe: Novo Nordisk:Research Funding.Ezban:Novo Nordisk:Current Employment.Hoffman:Novo Nordisk:Research Funding.


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