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Information about the different types of hemophilia (an inherited bleeding disorder).
Hemophilia A
Information about hemophilia A, also called classic hemophilia or Factor VIII deficiency, including symptoms, diagnosis, and treatment.
Christmas Disease and Hemophilia
Christmas disease is a form of hemophilia named after the 10-year-old boy with the disease whom researchers studied in 1952 in Oxford, England. Learn about the long history of hemophilia and the different types in this article.
Gene Transfer to Treat Hemophilia B
Dr. Katherine High, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, discussed the prospects and problems of using gene transfer to treat hemophilia B (Christmas disease) at the AAAS Exposition on February 15.
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