title: Factor VIII immunogenicity.
abstract: The immunogenicity of factor VIII depends on the interaction of multiple parametres including host susceptibility and characteristics of the factor VIII preparations. We briefly review here the basic mechanisms by which tolerance to self is established, maintained, and possibly broken in the context of haemophilia A, with special emphasis on the severity of the disease. Reference is also made to the situation observed in healthy individuals and patients with autoantibodies to factor VIII.
authors.forename: M G
authors.initials: MG
authors.lastname: Jacquemin
authors.forename: J M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Saint-Remy
mesh_terms: D000917:Antibody Formation; D015551:Autoimmunity; D005169:Factor VIII / Q000276:immunology* / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006467:Hemophilia A / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000276:immunology*; D006801:Humans; D007108:Immune Tolerance
chemical_list: D005169:Factor VIII