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Haemophilia Haemophilia is a bleeding disorder whereby blood doesn't clot properly. It is caused by not having enough of one of the essential clotting ingredients (called factors) in the blood. Haemophilia A, or Classical Haemophilia, is the most common form and is due to the deficiency of factor VIII. Haemophilia B is due to factor IX deficiency. Haemophilia A is five times more common than haemophilia B1. For blood to clot normally, a person needs to have at least thirty percent of the clotting factor. Treatment involves injecting the factor required so blood can clot normally. A person with haemophilia does not bleed any faster than a person without haemophilia, but the bleeding continues for longer if it is not treated. Internal bleeding (often referred to as a 'bleed') is the biggest problem for people with haemophilia. Haemophilia is caused be a sex-linked recessive gene therefore in order for it to be expressed...

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