If a young boy is diagnosed with hemophilia, he would have
A) a disorder of the clotting process.
B) an infection of the blood.
C) an increased erythrocyte count.
D) a type of cancer affecting white blood cells.
E) an antigen-antibody reaction.

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Hemophilia is a genetic disorder that impairs the body's ability to make blood clots, a process needed to stop bleeding. This results from a deficiency in one of the clotting factors.

If a Young Boy Is Diagnosed with Hemophilia, He Would