Journal of Hematology & Thromboembolic Diseases
Open Access

Articles On Hemophilia

Hemophilia is a bleeding disorder that impairs the body's ability to control coagulation or blood clotting i.e. in which the blood doesn’t clot normally. Hemophilia is a hereditary disorder that is passed from parents to offspring’s. Hemophilia is classified into two type’s hemophilia A and hemophilia B. Hemophilia A is also known as factor VIII (FVIII) deficiency or classic hemophilia which is a recessive X-linked genetic disorder involving a lack of functional clotting Factor VIII and represents 80% of hemophilic cases. Hemophilia B also called factor IX (FIX) deficiency or Christmas disease which is a recessive X-linked genetic disorder involving a lack of functional clotting Factor IX. It comprises approximately 20% of hemophilic cases. Journal of Blood Disorders & transfusion publishes articles related to hemophilia which are subjected to rigorous peer review and revision process before being accepted for publication, to maintain quality and the standards set for scholarly journals