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Hemophilia A

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Definition: The classic hemophilia resulting from a deficiency of factor VIII. It is an inherited disorder of blood coagulation characterized by a permanent tendency to hemorrhage.     
See Also Factor VIII; Hemarthrosis; Hemophilia B
Other names Hemophilias, Classic; Hemophilia As, Congenital; Hemophilia As; Factor VIII Deficiencies; Deficiencies, Factor VIII; Congenital Hemophilia As; Congenital Hemophilia A; Classic Hemophilias; As, Hemophilia; A, Hemophilia; Hemophilia, Classic; Hemophilia A, Congenital; Haemophilia; Factor VIII Deficiency, Congenital; Factor 8 Deficiency, Congenital; Deficiency, Factor VIII; Classic Hemophilia; Hemophilia; Factor VIII Deficiency
 
SubstanceCAS Registry & nameCategoriesSource
Factor 8 deficiency, acquired  0   *Hemophilia A.
F8 protein, human  0   *Factor VIII Hemophilia A. Genomics 1992 Nov;14(3):585-9

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