Hemophilia A mice
Contrary to the WT mice, CCl4-induced liver injury was lethal to F8-KO mice: six of the ten transplanted mice died within 7-days post-transplantation. Four surviving mice were subjected to blood collection on Day 10, and FVIII:C and hFVIII:Ag were detected in each surviving mouse (Table 1). One mouse (#780) demonstrated markedly higher levels of FVIII:C and hFVIII:Ag (both >10%). Teratoma forma- tion was not found in the spleens or livers of hemophilia A mice. Liver samples were collected on Day 10 from trans- planted mice, and hFVIII antigen was detected in the peri- portal area by immunofluorescence staining using an hFVIII-specific antibody (Fig. 2C).