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HEMOPHILIA
HEMOPHILIA
What
is Hemophilia?
• Hemophilia is
an X-linked congenital bleeding disorder with a frequency of about
one in 10,000
births.
• Hemophilia is
caused by a deficiency of coagulation factor VIII (FVIII) (hemophilia A)
or factor IX
(FIX) (hemophilia B) related to mutations of the clotting factor gene.
• The number of
affected persons worldwide is estimated to be about 400,000.
• Hemophilia A
is more common than hemophilia B, representing 80-85% of the total.
• The life expectancy
of persons born with hemophilia, who have access to adequate
treatment,
should approach normal with currently available treatment.
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