In an article Dr Biggs said: "Cryoprecipitate is a simple concentrate made from plasma at all Regional Transfusion Centres. Cryoprecipitate is much superior to plasma for the treatment of haemophilia A patients but the material is very variable from one sample to another and the potency cannot be known before it is used."

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Basic Concepts: Treatment of Bleeding Disorders
Key Person(s)
Dr Rosemary Biggs