Which of the following single-factor inherited deficiencies is most common as the cause for hemophilia?

a. Factor V
b. Factor VIII
c. Factor IX
d. Factor XI


ANS: B
Eighty-five percent of congenital single-factor deficiencies are of factor VIII. This results in hemophilia A.

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