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There two main types of Haemophilia; Haemophilia A and Haemophilia B. People who have Haemophilia A were born having little to no clotting factor VII. Haemophilia causes the carrier to have little to absolutely none of the protein needed for normal blood clotting. There are different types of clotting factors, and they work together with these things called platelets to help the blood clot. Platelets are small pieces of blood cells that are formed in the bone marrow. They play a major role in blood clotting.

Haemophilia cases can be mild and moderate but every 7 out of 10 Haemophiliacs have the sever case of haemophilia A, depending on how much clotting factor is active in the blood. People without Haemophilia have a clotting factor VII of 100% but people who have the severe case of Haemophilia A, their clotting factor VII activity is less than 1%

Haemophiliacs who have Haemophilia type B are missing or have low levels of clotting factor IX. Each clotting factor helps the......

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