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There are two types of hemophilia: hemophilia A (sometimes called classical hemophilia) and hemophilia B (sometimes called Christmas disease). Both are caused by a low level or absence of one of the proteins in the blood (called factors) that control bleeding. Hemophilia A is caused by a deficiency of factor VIII, and hemophilia B is caused by a deficiency of factor IX. There is no difference between the two types of hemophilia, except that hemophilia B is about five times less common than hemophilia A.
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∙ 12y agoHemophilia type A is when your blood is missing Factor VIII (8) of the 13 clotting factor proteins involved in the clotting process. In type B, the blood is missing Factor IX (9).
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Excessive bleeding caused by congenital lack of factor VII or IX?
A lack of factor VIII is hemophilia A, and a lack in factor IX is hemophilia B. They can cause excessive bleeding because the person is unable to clot.
A hereditary bleeding disorder that results from lack of clotting factors?
Hemophilia, Sickle Cell anemia.
Is hemophilia co dominant or dominant?
It is very much recessive with only one exception, which is that there is a large portion of women who simply carry the trait but dont actually have it. If you are to procreate with a female carrier than your chances of having a hemophiliac child are still not very high. You can find all the info you need by using a Punnett Square method to figure out the chances of hemophiliac children with 2 parents.
What is the difference between a B cell and a memory B cell?
A plasma B cell is a B cell that has been activated to proliferate and produce antibodies against a specific antigen. A memory B cell is a B cell that lives a long time after an infection to provide long lasting immunity against that specific antigen. They both originate from the same B cell in your secondary lymph system. Once activated the specific B cell will proliferate into plasma B cells and memory B cells.
What is a difference between chlorophyll A and chlorophyll B?
The structural difference between chlorophyll 'a' and chlorophyll 'b' is this that the functional group bonded to the porphyrin is methyl group (-CH3) in chlorophyll 'a' and carbonyl group (-CHO) in chlorophyll 'b'.
What is the main difference between hemophilia and sickle cell anemia in the way in which it is inherited?
hemophilia is the deficiency of blood and anemia is the deficiency of red blood cells
What is the cure for hemophilia b?
Other than a liver transplant the is hardly an ideal solution, there is no cure for Hemophilia A or B as of yet.
Why is there a difference in the numbers of alleles for hemophilia and colorblindness between males and females?
females have xand males dont
Did Mother Teresa have hemophilia?
She is rumored to have Hemophilia type B. no one is sure if it is true.
Why is hemophilia B called the Christmas disease?
It is named after the first patient who was described with the symptoms of Hemophilia type B, Stephen Christmas.
What is the nickname for hemophilia?
hemophilia B is also known as Christmas disease because Stephen Christmas was the first patient with the disease, and hemophilia A is just known as classic hemophilia.
What happens if hemophilia b gets diagnosed as hemophilia a?
it will become more superstitious or it will become powerful.
What are the release dates for Healthy Body Healthy Mind - 2003 Understanding Hemophilia and Hemophilia B 26-3?
Healthy Body Healthy Mind - 2003 Understanding Hemophilia and Hemophilia B 26-3 was released on: USA: 11 April 2013
What is the difference between a B A and a B S?
no answer
What is the difference between MCCB Type B C and D?
what is the difference between utilization category A and B of MCCB's
Royal hemophilia is the result of what inheritance?
Hemophilia is broken into three subcategories; Hemophilia A, Hemophilia B, and Hemophilia C. These subcategories designate a person as having a deficiency of one of three specific clotting proteins. Hemophilia A is the deficiency of the protein called Clotting Factor VIII. Hemophilia B is the deficiency of Clotting Factor IX. Hemophilia C is the deficiency of Clotting Factor XI. "Royal" hemophilia is simply a reference to Hemophilia B and is therefore a result of a deficiency in the Clotting Factor IX protein. It is sometimes called the royal disease because it has been known to have been passed through some royal families throughout history.
If the difference between A and B what are the values of A and B?
100
