Hemophilia Manitoba
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, or hemophilia, is a sex-linked genetic
disorder that is effecting about 20,000 Americans, most of
which males. A person with hemophilia either has an
inactive or inadequate supply of one of several blood
factors needed for blood to clot. Because of this
hemophilia can be mild, moderate, or s ....
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.... because she can only pass on one of
the two chromosomes. If a male has hemophilia, he will
have normal sons and all of his daughters will be carriers
of the hemophilia disorder because all he can pass on is
the defective X-chromosome.
Males mostly have hemophilia, but women can also have
hemophilia. This is extremely rare though because two
defective X-chromosomes would be needed. In fact, the
first proven case of women having hemophilia was not until
the 1950’s (Bor ....
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