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Haemophilia
Hematology · Blood & Hematologic
Severe
Severity
Rare — affects about 1 in 5,000 male births for haemophilia A
Prevalence
No
Contagious
Hematology
Specialist
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🔬Causes & Risk Factors
- 1Caused by inherited mutations in the genes coding for clotting factor VIII (haemophilia A) or factor IX (haemophilia B)
- 2located on the X chromosome. Because males have only one X chromosome
- 3a single defective gene copy is enough to cause the disease
- 4while females typically need two copies to be affected and more often serve as asymptomatic carriers.
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