Hemophilia A
Hemophilia A is when someone is missing or has low levels of clotting factor VIII. A clotting factor is a protein needed for normal blood clotting. Changes in the F8 gene cause hemophilia A. About nine out of ten people who have hemophilia have type A. Xyntha@ Antihemophilic is a treatment indicated to control and prevent bleeding only for hemophilia A. The treatment is for factor XIII where they're missing or have low levels of the clotting factor. The treatment is a purification process.
Hemophilia B
Hemophilia B is when someone is missing or has low levels of clotting in factor IX. Hemophilia B occurs with a mutation in the F9 gene. BeneFix@ Coagulation for factor XI is another type of treatment for Hemophilia B. It's an inject-able medicine.
Hemophilia A and B are inherited in a X-linked recessive pattern. The disease is located in the X-chromosome. A person needs one copy of an x-linked recessive gene in order to get the disorder. Males are more likely to be affected by the bleeding disorder. The disease is not isolated to a part of the world or culture only to the male gender.