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Name the hereditary disease in which the blood takes very long to clot?


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Haemophilia
1. It is a sex chromosome-linked recessive disorder.
2. Occurred due to the absence of an essential factor necessary for blood clotting. Thus even a minor injury can lead to profuse bleeding.
3. It was first reported in Queen Victoria hence this disease is also known as Royal disease.


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