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![[-- hemophilia --]](Images/Terms/hemophil.gif){kind=small}
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| defined: |
A sex-linked inherited bleeding disorder that generally only affects males. The disorder is characterized by a tendency to bleed spontaneously or at the slightest injury because of the lack of certain clotting factors in the blood.
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| explained: |
Listen to a detailed explanation.
Dr. Richard Morgan, of the National Human Genome Research Institute's Clinical Gene Therapy Branch, defines hemophilia. |
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related terms: |
inherited, protein, sex-linked | |
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