Haemophilia Specialists in Delhi
Haemophilia is a rare inherited bleeding disorder in which the blood does not clot properly due to a deficiency in specific clotting factor proteins, most commo…
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Causes of Haemophilia
Caused by inherited mutations in the genes coding for clotting factor VIII (haemophilia A) or factor IX (haemophilia B), located on the X chromosome. Because males have only one X chromosome, a single defective gene copy is enough to cause the disease, while females typically need two copies to be affected and more often serve as asymptomatic carriers.