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Hemophilia results from a(n):a. insufficient number of red blood cellsb. insufficient number of plateletsc. lack of one or more plasma proteins involved in blood clottingd. abnormal type of hemoglobin
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Hemophilia is a genetic disorder that impairs the body's ability to make blood clots, a process needed to stop bleeding. This is due to a lack of clotting factors, which are proteins in the blood that control bleeding. Show more…
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