How to Use hemophilia B in a Sentence

hemophilia B

noun
  • Alexei suffered from hemophilia B, a rare blood condition in which blood does not clot properly.
    — Temi Adebowale, Town & Country, 26 Sep. 2018
  • Pfizer has partnered with Spark on development of a hemophilia B treatment.
    — Jonathan D. Rockoff, WSJ, 23 Feb. 2019
  • However, at the time of the crash, Hailey, like most people with hemophilia B, had to rely on weekly injections.
    — Beth Warren, The Tennessean, 21 Aug. 2025
  • Gene therapy offers a potential cure for hemophilia B, but long-term effectiveness remains to be seen.
    — Beth Warren, The Tennessean, 21 Aug. 2025
  • Queen Victoria was the first in her family to carry hemophilia B, a blood clotting disorder.
    — Chanel Vargas, Town & Country, 4 Jan. 2018
  • Hemgenix is a gene therapy to treat adults with hemophilia B, a genetic bleeding disorder in which people do not produce a protein needed to create blood clots.
    — Deidre McPhillips, CNN, 23 Nov. 2022
  • The South Jersey college student was born with hemophilia B – a rare condition that can cause dangerous bleeding because the blood doesn't clot properly.
    — Stephanie Stahl, CBS News, 11 Dec. 2025
  • Queen Victoria was the first in her family to carry hemophilia B, a blood clotting disorder, but the Queen herself was not a hemophiliac.
    — Chanel Vargas, Town & Country, 19 May 2022
  • Retiree Chip Hailey, who has a severe form of hemophilia B, participated in a groundbreaking gene therapy trial.
    — Beth Warren, The Tennessean, 21 Aug. 2025
  • The standard care for severe hemophilia B is lifelong intravenous infusions of factor IX concentrate, sometimes weekly or even more frequently.
    — Jacqueline Howard, CNN, 22 July 2022
  • Scientists across the country continue researching gene therapy and gene replacement therapy to treat hemophilia B and other forms the blood disorder, according to the Cleveland Clinic.
    — Beth Warren, The Tennessean, 21 Aug. 2025
  • Most people with moderate to severe hemophilia B depend on weekly life-long prophylactic infusions of factor IX, which temporarily replaces or supplements low levels of the blood-clotting factor.
    — Beth Warren, The Tennessean, 21 Aug. 2025
  • The researchers, based in the United Kingdom, monitored 10 men with moderately severe or severe hemophilia B for 26 weeks to assess the safety and efficacy of the therapy and determine an appropriate dosage.
    — Jacqueline Howard, CNN, 22 July 2022

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