Hemophilia ( Haemophilia) By: Morgan Dirienzo The Royal Disease

Alternate Names and Symptoms Some alternate names for Hemophilia would be Haemorrhaphilia, or Von Willebrand disease. The Symptoms for Hemophilia are… Bleeding Internal Bleeding Bleeding into joints and muscles Bruises in unusual places Effects muscles and bones often Can cause paralysis if bleeding in muscle isn’t taken care of immediately

Inheritance pattern, Location, and who’s most likely to get it Hemophilia is an X-linked disorder so it would be inherited through the X- Chromosome. Mostly boys get hemophilia and 1 in every 5000 boys get it. Hemophilia would be located on the X chromosome and the reason that girls are unlikely to get it would be because they would have to get the trait from their mother and father. But since boys only have 1 X- chromosome they are more likely to get it from their mother who is a carrier or a father who has it. Also there is no specific ethnicity it just has to run in your family/genes.

Is it Deadly or Common? Hemophilia can be a deadly disease if there is bleeding to the brain or other major organs. Also if there is severe blood loss a person can die. Hemophilia A is the most common form of the disease. Every 1 in 4000 to 1 in 5000 males get hemophilia. Hemophilia B is less common, every 1 in 20,000 males get type B worldwide.

Shorten lifespan? And Diagnosis No, Hemophilia doesn’t shorten your lifespan if you take care of yourself properly and treat wounds carefully. You can be tested for hemophilia if you know your family has a history of hemophilia. But if you think you may have it but don’t know your family history just tell your doctor and they can have you tested.

Cure or Treatment? Support Groups Currently there is no cure but there is blood clotting supplements you can take. Long term care plan would be to take the supplements and try not to cause large self-injury. Support Group: support/default.aspx This group tells about both hemophilia A and B. 235 East 42nd Street NY, NY (mailing adress) Phone:

Interesting Facts/Chromosome picture X-Chromosome is effected Interesting Facts 1) An affected mother has 50% chance of passing the disease to her daughter. 2) An affected father will always pass on the affected gene to his daughter. 3) An affected father can never pass on the disease to his son.

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