Thrombosis and Haemostasis, Table of Contents Thromb Haemost 1997; 78(01): 641-646DOI: 10.1055/s-0038-1657604 Factor VIII and factor IX inhibitors Schattauer GmbH Stuttgart Factor VIII Inhibitors Jean Guy G Gilles Center for Molecular and Vascular Biology, University of Leuven, Leuven, Belgium , Marc G Jacquemin Center for Molecular and Vascular Biology, University of Leuven, Leuven, Belgium , Jean-Marie R Saint-Remy Center for Molecular and Vascular Biology, University of Leuven, Leuven, Belgium › Author Affiliations Recommend Article Abstract PDF Download Buy Article PDF (1172 kb) References References 1 Rizza CR, Biggs R. The treatment of patients who have factor VIII antibodies. Br J Haematol 1973; 24: 65 2 Kasper CK, Aledort LM, Aronson D, Counts R, Edson JR, van Eys J, Fratantoni J, Green D, Hampton J, Hilgartner M, Levine P, Lazerson J, McMillan C, Penner J, Shapiro S, Shulman NR. Proceedings: a more uniform measurement of factor VIII inhibitors. 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