Description
Inability of blood to adequately clot, due to a failure in one of the essential
clotting agents on the blood (Factor VIII or Factor IX). If there are deficiencies in, or
abnormal levels of these proteins, then bleeding into joints, muscles and tissues can
occur. A hereditary disease occurring almost exclusively in males, and about 1 in 6,500
male Australians are affected. |
Information
& Support
Haemophilia Foundation Australia
Information on the condition and its management,
State and Territory and world
links.
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