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WHAT DOES FACTOR VIII MEAN IN ENGLISH?

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Factor VIII

Factor VIII is an essential blood-clotting protein, also known as anti-hemophilic factor. In humans, factor VIII is encoded by the F8 gene. Defects in this gene results in hemophilia A, a recessive X-linked coagulation disorder. Factor VIII is produced in liver sinusoidal cells and endothelial cells outside of the liver throughout the body. This protein circulates in the bloodstream in an inactive form, bound to another molecule called von Willebrand factor, until an injury that damages blood vessels occurs. In response to injury, coagulation factor VIII is activated and separates from von Willebrand factor. The active protein interacts with another coagulation factor called factor IX. This interaction sets off a chain of additional chemical reactions that form a blood clot. Factor VIII participates in blood coagulation; it is a cofactor for factor IXa which, in the presence of Ca2+ and phospholipids forms a complex that converts factor X to the activated form Xa. The factor VIII gene produces two alternatively spliced transcripts.

Definition of factor VIII in the English dictionary

The definition of factor VIII in the dictionary is a protein that participates in the clotting of blood. It is extracted from donated serum and used in the treatment of the commonest type of haemophilia, in which it is absent.

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WORDS THAT END LIKE FACTOR VIII

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Amenhotep III
Boniface VIII
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James III
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Leo XIII
Louis VIII
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Synonyms and antonyms of factor VIII in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «factor VIII» into 25 languages

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The translations of factor VIII from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «factor VIII» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

因子VIII
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

factor VIII
570 millions of speakers

English

factor VIII
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

कारक आठवीं
380 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Arabic

العامل الثامن
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

фактор VIII
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

fator VIII
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Translator English - Bengali

ফ্যাক্টর 8
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Translator English - French

facteur VIII
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Translator English - Malay

Faktor VIII
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Translator English - German

Faktor-VIII-
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

第VIII因子
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

인자 VIII
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Translator English - Javanese

Faktor VIII
85 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Vietnamese

yếu tố VIII
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

காரணி VIII
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

फॅक्टर आठवा
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Faktör VIII
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

fattore VIII
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

czynnik VIII
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

фактор VIII
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

factorul VIII
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Translator English - Greek

παράγοντα VIII
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Translator English - Afrikaans

faktor VIII
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Translator English - Swedish

faktor VIII
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Translator English - Norwegian

faktor VIII
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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about factor VIII

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «FACTOR VIII»

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Factor VIII - von WIllebrand Factor
In volume I (Subtitled: Biochemical, methodological and functional aspects), the purification and structure/function relationships of VIII and vWf are extensively reviewed with the relevance of advances in these areas to improved ...
M. J. Seghatchian, G. F. Savidge, 1989
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Disorders of Thrombosis and Hemostasis: Clinical and ...
One BU is defined as the amount of anti-factor VIII necessary to neutralize 50% of factor VIII in 1 mL of pooled normal plasma after incubation for 2 hours at 37°C. The Bethesda assay can be adapted for the determination of the titer of inhibitor ...
Rodger L. Bick, 2002
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Clinical Laboratory Medicine
LABORATORY RESULTS IN HEMOPHILIA A PT APTT Bleeding Time Platelet Count Factor VIII:C Assay Normal Abnormal* Normal Normal Abnormal APTT, activated partial thromboplastin time. PT, prothrombin time The APTT may be ...
Kenneth D. McClatchey, 2002
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Hematology: Clinical Principles and Applications
Because factor VIII has a half-life of 8 to 12 hours, infusions are required at least twice per day. Many hemophiliacs maintain themselves on a steady prophylactic dose designed to keep the factor VIII level greater than 1%.63 Although initially ...
‎2007
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Wintrobe's Clinical Hematology
Factor VIII, or antihemophilic factor, is a nonenzymatic procofac- tor that circulates in plasma in complex with the large multimeric protein vWF. Initially, factor VIII and vWF were thought to be a single entity, and early reports on factor VIII were ...
John P. Greer, 2009
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Blood Banking and Transfusion Medicine: Basic Principles & ...
In the United States, current use of cryoprecipitate is almost exclusively limited to the replacement of fibrinogen in hypofibrinogenemic patients. However, prior to the advent of purified factor VIII, cryoprecipitate was the mainstay of treatment for  ...
Christopher D. Hillyer, 2007
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Recombinant Protein Drugs
FVIII Figure 4. Derivation of factor VIII and von Willebrand factor coexpressing CHO cells used for the manufacture of recombinant factor IX. Adapted from Kaufman [45] with permission. Plasmids encoding DHFR and factor VIII were transfected ...
P. Buckel, 2001
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Textbook of Pediatric Emergency Medicine
When plasma is frozen and then slowly thawed, the precipitate that forms contains enriched factor VIII coagulant activity, VWF, fibrinogen, and factor XIII. However, like fresh-frozen plasma, the actual amount of these clotting factors in a single ...
Gary R. Fleisher, Stephen Ludwig, 2010
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Hemostasis and Thrombosis: Basic Principles and Clinical ...
Factor VIII circulates in plasma in an inactive form that is proteolytically cleaved by factor Xa and/or thrombin to yield activated factor VIIIa. Factor VIIIa serves as a cofactor for factor IXa-mediated proteolytic activation of factor X. Subsequently, ...
Robert W. Colman, 2006
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Critical Care Obstetrics
The second treatment option consists of factor VIII and vWF replacement. Fresh frozen plasma contains both factors, but large volumes are required to stop or prevent bleeding. Cryoprecipitate contains 5–10 times higher concentration of both ...
George R. Saade, Michael R. Foley, Jeffrey P. Phelan, 2010

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «FACTOR VIII»

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Xenetic Biosciences Completes $3000000 Bridge Note Financing
... series of polysialylated blood coagulation factors, including a next generation Factor VIII. This collaboration relies on the PolyXen technology ... «GlobeNewswire, Jul 15»
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Moves to protect availability of haemophilia treatments
In changes to take effect from 1 September, PHARMAC is moving to have a preferred brand of recombinant Factor VIII, while also maintaining ... «PharmiWeb.com, Jul 15»
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Competition Rising for Baxalta
Baxalta should gain approval for twice-weekly Factor VIII protein BAX 855 in late 2015, but more convenient (perhaps once-monthly) treatments ... «Morningstar.com, Jul 15»
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Baxalta: A Spin-Off That Could Be Revalued Up To 50% Higher
... generic version of Baxalta's Advate, many companies will simply not be able to replicate a large, relatively unstable protein that is Factor VIII. «Seeking Alpha, Jul 15»
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EXCLUSIVE: I saw all three of my brothers die after they were given …
He became infected with HIV, Hepatitis C, Hepatitis B, Cytomegalovirus (CMV) and the human herpes virus after receiving Factor VIII blood ... «Express.co.uk, Jul 15»
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ALJ Lord sets 16-month target date in Certain Recombinant Factor
On May 26, 2015, ALJ Dee Lord issued Order No. 3 in Certain Recombinant Factor VIII Products (Inv. No. 337-TA-956). By way of background, ... «Lexology, Jul 15»
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Bayer Files Hemophilia A Drug Marketing Application in Japan
BAY 94-9027 is a site-specific PEGylated recombinant factor VIII. BAY 94-9027, currently in phase III, is being developed for patients suffering ... «Zacks.com, Jul 15»
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Baxalta Spins Off from Baxter
... Complex (Human)] with new offerings that include BAX 855, an extended half-life recombinant factor VIII (rFVIII) treatment for hemophilia A to ... «Genetic Engineering & Biotechnology News, Jul 15»
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Bayer Yakuhin seeks Japanese marketing nod for recombinant …
BAY 81-8973 is a full-length recombinant factor VIII which has shown clinical benefit of efficacy when used for prophylaxis twice or three times ... «pharmabiz.com, Jun 15»
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BRIEF-Bayer submits application for recombinant factor compound …
Bayer submits an application for market authorization of recombinant factor VIII product as a treatment of hemophilia a in Japan Further ... «Reuters, Jun 15»

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