Determine the factor eight

Determine the factor VIII? Explain the genetic disease in which this factor is not present?

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Factor VIII has the function of activating factor X which in its turn is necessary for the transformation of prothrombin into thrombin in the clotting cascade. Hemophilia A is the X-linked genetic disease in which the individual does not generate factor VIII and therefore is more susceptible to rigorous hemorrhages.

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