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How do you get hemophilia?
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Heredity: Hemophilia is a genetic disease that is passed down in families.
Answered 8/8/2012
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Hemophilia: Hemophilia is a genetic disease linked to a defective gene on the x chromosome. Chromosomes come in pairs -- women have two x chromosomes while men have one x and one y chromosome.
Answered 8/3/2013
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