Genetic Bleeding Disorders: Hemophilia B

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Hemophilia B is a genetic bleeding disorder that can be passed down from parents to children. This disorder is caused by not having factor IX, which is a clotting protein. Without it, the blood cannot clot correctly to control the bleeding. The first case ever reported of this disease was back in 1952, when a man by the name of Stephen Christmas inherited it. Because of this, the disease is also known as the Christmas disease.

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