Hemophilia
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is a genetically inherited bleeding disorder which is caused when one of the plasma proteins (needed to clot) is missing or abnormally formed in the blood. The word comes from the Latin word hemo, meaning blood and the word philia, meaning: having a tendency towards. Knowledge of has been arou ....
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.... joint and extreme pain when the joint or muscle is moved.
It is reported that one in ten thousand males get A. It has been calculated that worldwide there are approximately 350,000 people with severe or moderate , although B is 5 times less common that A. All races, religions, and economic groups are affected by .
is a bleeding disorder which is inherited genetically. Due to the pattern of inheritance, the disorder generally affects males only. About one third of cases come with a pr ....
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