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In this process, the coagulation factor VIII (FVIII) is a master regulator, enhancing the activity of other components by thousands of times. In this sense, it is unsurprising that even single amino acid substitutions result in hemophilia A (HA)\u2014a disease marked by uncontrolled bleeding and that leaves patients at permanent risk of hemorrhagic complications.<\/jats:p><jats:p><jats:bold>Methods:<\/jats:bold> Despite recent advances in the diagnosis and treatment of HA, the precise role of each residue of the FVIII protein remains unclear. In this study, we developed a graph-based machine learning framework that explores in detail the network formed by the residues of the FVIII protein, where each residue is a node, and two nodes are connected if they are in close proximity on the FVIII 3D structure.<\/jats:p><jats:p><jats:bold>Results:<\/jats:bold> Using this system, we identified the properties that lead to severe and mild forms of the disease. 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