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factor VIII
Also known as anti-hemophilic factor, an essential blood-clotting factor that is deficient or absent in people with hemophilia. Factor VIII is a protein that brings about the conversion of prothrombin to thrombin, which in turn creates fibrin fibers round which a blood clot forms. It is extracted from blood plasma or genetically engineered and used for treating hemophilia.
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