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At the present time, hemophilia is diagnosed in 50–60% of patients immediately after birth because of a positive family history. A further 30% of patients are identified by bleeding during medical procedures or by monitoring blood coagulation parameters.
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Wendisch, J., Grosser, K., Siegert, G. (2001). Dramatic Intra-Abdominal Bleeding — First Symptom of Hemophilia B in a Neonate. In: Scharrer, I., Schramm, W. (eds) 30th Hemophilia Symposium Hamburg 1999. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-18240-2_48
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