Medical body ICMR develops affordable test kit to diagnose blood disorders
· Diagnosis can be done within 30 minutes of blood sample collection, bands detected within 10 minutes of application · Haemophilia A and VWD are the most common bleeding disorders Topics Haemophilia A The Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) has developed an affordable test kit for diagnosing common blood disorders such as severe Haemophilia A and Von Willebrand disease (VWD). The cost-effective point-of-care (POC) rapid diagnostic test kit developed by the ICMR-National Institute of Immunohaematology, Mumbai, is the world’s first POC test for specific diagnosis of any common bleeding disorder. It costs less than ₹50, while other existing diagnostic kits cost between₹4,000 and ₹10,000, the ICMR said on Tuesday. Haemophilia A and VWD are the most common bleeding disorders. Globally, the incidence of Haemophilia A is 1 per 10,000 male births, and that of VWD is around 1% of the g...