(from the article `blood disease`) ...absence of the coagulation protein factor VIII (antihemophilic globulin). Of persons with hemophilia, approximately 85 percent have factor VIII ... ...have factor VIII deficiency. The next most common form of hemophilia, hemophilia B, is due to deficiency of factor IX (plasma thromboplastin ... [...
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Type: Term Definitions: 1. a clotting disorder resembling hemophilia A, caused by hereditary deficiency of factor IX; also seen as an X-linked recessive condition in the Cairn terrier breed of dogs. Synonyms: Christmas disease
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Hemophilia B: Hemophilia due to deficiency of coagulation factor IX in the blood which results in prolonged oozing after minor and major injuries, tooth extractions, or surgery. There is renewed bleeding after the initial bleeding has stopped. The gene for hemophilia B gene is on the X chromosome, so males are affected and females carry the gene. A...
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n] - a clotting disorder similar to hemophilia A but caused by a congenital deficiency of factor IX
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