Eligibility criteria
Inclusion criteria |
Males with severe F.IX deficiency |
Age 18 y or older |
Ability to give informed consent |
More than 20 exposure days of treatment with F.IX protein |
No history or presence of an inhibitor to F.IX protein |
Able to infuse F.IX protein on a home infusion protocol |
Subjects with F.IX missense mutations |
Exclusion criteria |
Active infections |
End-stage renal disease |
Severe liver disease defined as any of the following: |
Bilirubin; 2.1-3.0 × normal |
Transaminases: 5-10 × normal |
Alkaline phosphatase: 5-10 × normal |
Platelet count less than 50 000/μL |
Presence of inflammatory muscle disease (eg, myositis) |
Inclusion criteria |
Males with severe F.IX deficiency |
Age 18 y or older |
Ability to give informed consent |
More than 20 exposure days of treatment with F.IX protein |
No history or presence of an inhibitor to F.IX protein |
Able to infuse F.IX protein on a home infusion protocol |
Subjects with F.IX missense mutations |
Exclusion criteria |
Active infections |
End-stage renal disease |
Severe liver disease defined as any of the following: |
Bilirubin; 2.1-3.0 × normal |
Transaminases: 5-10 × normal |
Alkaline phosphatase: 5-10 × normal |
Platelet count less than 50 000/μL |
Presence of inflammatory muscle disease (eg, myositis) |