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why is hemophilia b called christmas disease

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Hemophilia B is called Christmas disease because the first person diagnosed with it was a 9-year-old boy named Stephen Christmas. He was admitted to a hospital in London, England in 1952, and doctors discovered that he had a rare blood clotting disorder. They named it after him because it was discovered around the Christmas holidays.
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