Biotest AG applications

The treatment differs according to the severity of the haemophilia, which is classified as mild, moderate or severe, depending on how much clotting factor is still detectable in the patient’s blood. Most patients have severe haemophilia A (residual activity of factor VIII less than 1%).

Immunoglobulins (antibodies) are vitally important proteins which circulate in the blood and perform a wide variety of tasks. They influence markedly the balance of our immune system.

An antibody deficiency is always a manifestation of the disturbed maturation or function of lymphocytes in the blood. The cells only react inadequately, if at all, to invading pathogens, and the immune system is incapable of maintaining a normal concentration of antibodies in the blood.