Hemophilia by HANNAH BELKA

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Disorder Classification/Defect

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-Blood disorder (hemophilia)

-Sex-linked

-X-linked recessive

(hemophilia genetics)

Frequency

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-1 in 5,000 males in the U.S

-400 babies born with hemophilia each year

-20,000 people have this disease in the U.S

(Hemophilia)

Pedigree chart

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https://nava.baxter.com/nava/css/theme/assets/img/articles/hemophilia-genetics-04.jpg

Advice to parents

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-test child once 9 months old

-don't do fetus testing, can harm the fetus

-write down symptoms until testing is available

-if there is no testing done, can cause severe nerve damage or brain damage

-always have a medical kit with necessary supplies in it

(hemophilia definition)

Hemophilia is Located in the X chromosome

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Symptoms of Hemophilia may include:

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-Nosebleeds

-Bruising, especially large and bumpy

-Bleeding for no known reason

-Blood in urine or stool

-Bleeding that does not stop after a cut

sources

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"Hemophilia." Definition. Web. 11 Feb. 2015.

"Hemophilia." Genetics Home Reference. Web. 08 Mar. 2015

"Hemophilia Genetics." Baxter's NAVA. Web. 09 Mar. 2015.

"Learning About Hemophilia." Learning About Hemophilia. N.p., n.d. Web. 09 Mar. 2015.

"Prenatal Diagnosis." Carriers: [EN]. N.p., n.d. Web. 10 Mar. 2015.

Treatment

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-Replacement therapy

-Concentrates of clotting factor VIII are slowly dripped or injected into a vein

Life Expectancy

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- With proper treatment, they can live a full lifetime

-without proper treatment the life expecancy is about 10 years less than males without hemophilia.

Prenatal tests

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a mother can take a drop of blood from the

umbilical cord to be tested for hemophilia.