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Hemophilia
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Hemophilia is a disorder in which the blood takes longer to form a stable clot. Picture a repair process that depends on several proteins working in sequence: when there is not enough of one important part, the seal forms more slowly.
These proteins are called clotting factors. Factors VIII and IX help form clots and stop bleeding. When one of them is very low, clot formation takes longer than normal.
In brief
Hemophilia is a bleeding disorder, usually inherited, in which the blood does not clot properly.
Factors VIII and IX are proteins that help form clots and stop bleeding. When one of these factors is too low, clot formation takes longer than normal. Bleeding therefore takes longer to stop, since the clot develops more slowly than it would in normal coagulation.
Sources (2)
- Centers for Disease Control and PreventionHemophiliaPublished
- Centers for Disease Control and PreventionDiagnosing HemophiliaPublished
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