A new case of combined factor V-VIII deficiency is reported with in vitro studies of factors V and VIII activation by thrombin. The normal activation of factors V and VIII demonstrated in the patient's plasma and the equivalent levels of factor VIII coagulant activity and coagulant antigen support the hypothesis that a quantitative rather than qualitative defect in factors V and VIII is present...

To celebrate the centenary of John Cage’s birth in 1912, Western Australian new music ensemble Decibel undertook the realization of the American composer John Cage’s (1912 – 1992) complete Variations I – VIII. The works offer a unique insight into the development of Cage’s approach to composition practice, aleatoric approaches, spatial arrangements and the use of electronics. Entitled the “John...

Factor VIII auto- and alloantibodies neutralise porcine factor VIII to a lesser extent than factor VIII of human origin. The reduced reactivity of the porcine molecule, predominantly due to sequence variation in the A2 and C2 domains, has been the rationale for using porcine factor VIII to secure haemostasis for patients with factor VIII inhibitors. Porcine factor VIII has been shown to provide...

The interaction of factor VIII with von Willebrand factor (vWF) was investigated on a quantitative and qualitative level. Binding characteristics were determined using a solid phase binding assay and protection of factor VIII by vWF from inactivation by activated protein C (aPC) was studied using three different assays. Deletion mutants of vWF, a 31-kD N-terminal monomeric tryptic fragment of v...

Radiolabeled human Factor VIII was used to study its survival in normals and patients with classic hemophilia, and to study the heterogeneity of Factor VIII; Purified Factor VIII was radiolabeled with 125iodine (125I-VIII) without loss of its structural integrity. The survival of 125I-VIII was studied in six normals and six hemophiliacs of whom four of the hemophiliacs had received transfusions...