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Hemophilia is passed down from mother to son through your genes. It is extremely
rare for a woman to have hemophilia. It is necessary, though, for
a woman to be a carrier of the disorder for her son to acquire this
disorder. Females have two X chromosomes whereas males only
have one. When a boy is born, he takes one X chromosome from
his mother and one Y chromosome from his father. Therefore, he
can only get hemophilia through his mother.
Example One:
Mother(Carrier)+Father(Non-Affected)=50% chance of their son
acquiring the disorder and 50% chance of their daughter being a
carrier.
Example Two:
Mother(Non-Affected)+Father(Hemophiliac)=All sons will be
non-affected and all daughters will be carriers.
What else can I help you with?
Is hemophilia contageous?
No, Hemophilia is a genetic disease. A person is born with it.
What is genetic disorder in which a person's blood clots very slowly?
hemophilia From what i learned in scince class it is hemophilia. - mallory cogswell
Could hemophilia disorder have been prevented?
The simple answer is - you can't ! Hemophilia is a genetic medical condition - not a communicable disease. A person is born with the disease. You can't 'catch' it from being in contact with someone - nor is it spread by the person touching surfaces etc. It is treatable - but incurable. A person with Hemophilia has it all their life.
Can a person have both sickle cell and hemophilia diseases at the same time?
Yes, Sickle cell affects the red blood cells while hemophilia is a condition where an extracellular protein is deficient in the person's blood.
How can a lady have hemophilia will it effect menstrual period?
Normally a woman is only a carrier of hemophilia, but if her mother is a carrier and her father has hemophilia the female does have a chance to get it. It is very rare for this to happen but It has been recorded.
What is the protein that hemophiliacs lack?
In the most common type, Hemophilia A, the person lacks clotting factor VIII. In Hemophilia B, clotting factor IX is lacking.
How can gene therapy help a person with hemophilia?
When using gene therapy doctors can replace hemophilia by replacing the defective in the X chromosome. It would help person out a lot but a person would still have a little trouble by the way I'm in the 7th grade.
What part of speech is hemophiliac?
Hemophiliac is a noun. It's the term for a person who has hemophilia.
Royal hemophilia is the result of what inheritance?
Hemophilia is broken into three subcategories; Hemophilia A, Hemophilia B, and Hemophilia C. These subcategories designate a person as having a deficiency of one of three specific clotting proteins. Hemophilia A is the deficiency of the protein called Clotting Factor VIII. Hemophilia B is the deficiency of Clotting Factor IX. Hemophilia C is the deficiency of Clotting Factor XI. "Royal" hemophilia is simply a reference to Hemophilia B and is therefore a result of a deficiency in the Clotting Factor IX protein. It is sometimes called the royal disease because it has been known to have been passed through some royal families throughout history.
Why is hemophilia is a serious disease?
Hemophilia is a serious disease, because even if the person has a small cut they can bleed to death because they don't have platelets to stop the cut from bleeding.
Does a person with hemophilia bleed easily?
The answer to this question is not cut and dry. Literally speaking, a person with hemophilia does not bleed easier than any other person. Hemophilia slows the blood's ability to clot and thus a person with hemophilia will bleed longer than other people. The perception that people with hemophilia bleed easier comes from two situations. First, minor trauma such as bumping into something does the same damage to both individuals (those with and without hemophilia), however the individual without the bleeding disorder may plug damaged blood vessels with clots so fast that the injury leads to no noticeable damage. A person with hemophilia may develop bruising or swelling as a result since the damaged blood vessels leak for a longer period of time. Second, the damage done to joints and tissue from prolonged bleeding can make the area more susceptible to future trauma and more easily injured. In this instance, the individual may "bleed easier", however this is a secondary effect, caused by earlier bleeding, not hemophilia directly.
What is the oldest age you can get hemophilia?
No, Hemophilia does not discriminate on age, race or religion. Hemophilia is a genetic disorder (with the exception of acquired hemophilia) and therefore an individual has hemophilia from the the time they are born until they die. There is one very rare form of genetic hemophilia where the individual "outgrows" the disorder. In fact, the hormonal changes that take place during puberty increase the production of the clotting proteins to a point above the 50% cut off for being considered as having hemophilia. the genetics however, remain the same.
