Professor Gordon Lowe confirmed in his oral evidence that he became aware of AIDS cases in haemophiliacs in late 1982 from Professor Forbes who was initiating a study of immune abnormalities in patients with severe haemophilia. The conclusion of the study was that Scottish patients had immunological abnormalities similar to those in their US counterparts.

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Haemophilia Centres: Policies and Practice
Key Person(s)
Professor Gordon Lowe