Hemophilia Federation of America is a national nonprofit organization that assists, educates and advocates for the bleeding disorders community.
An article in The Journal of the American Medical Association notes it is possible to heat treat albumin, a blood product, to effectively kill some of the hepatitis viruses. While this process was industry standard in Germany, another major producer of antihemophilic factor concentrates, it did not become mainstream in the U.S. until the mid-1980鈥檚.
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