Christmas disease


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a clotting disorder similar to hemophilia A but caused by a congenital deficiency of factor IX

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There's good news, too, about another form of haemophilia, called Christmas disease - in which the missing substance is called Factor 9.
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Hemophilia B, also known as Christmas disease, is the second most common type of hemophilia and results from insufficient amounts of clotting factor IX, a naturally occurring protein in blood that helps to control bleeding.
Baxter Submits Application for FDA Approval of Recombinant Factor IX for the Treatment of Hemophilia B
Hemophilia B, also known as Christmas Disease, is caused by a deficiency of a blood plasma protein called factor IX that affects the clotting property of blood.
Neose Receives Milestone Payment from Novo Nordisk on Factor VIII Program
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