Factor VIII

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Coagulation factor VIII (factor VIII, FVIII, also known as antihemophilic factor A (AHF)) is an essential blood clotting protein. In humans, it is encoded by F8 gene. Defects in this gene result in hemophilia A, an X-linked bleeding disorder.

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