haemophiliacs

January 18, 2006 at 9:09 am #3250

vinaya

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who r haemophiliacs?

January 18, 2006 at 9:25 am #37572

opuntia

Participant

A haemophiliac is a person who is suffering from any of several hereditary genetic illnesses that impair the body’s ability to control bleeding.
My teacher took Queen Victoria as an example of a haemophiliac. 😉

January 18, 2006 at 9:21 pm #37603

Poison

Participant

Someone who has hemophilia disease. For more info we hjave a dictionary and google is your best friend. 🙂

January 19, 2006 at 5:43 am #37638

Dr.Stein

Participant

This is the famous haemophiliac 🙂

January 19, 2006 at 7:07 am #37648

Poison

Participant

Pieces from DrStein’s pic collection. 😆

January 19, 2006 at 8:27 am #37654

Dr.Stein

Participant

Yeah, the one I put on my room wall 😆 My friends asked whether she is my mom 😆 😛

January 19, 2006 at 1:40 pm #37690

vinaya

Participant

8) 😆 😉

so AIDS can cause haemophilia to be uncurable

January 19, 2006 at 2:19 pm #37699

canalon

Participant

quote vinaya:

8) 😆 😉

so AIDS can cause haemophilia to be uncurable

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Haemophilia is uncurable. But symptoms can be relieved by frequent injection of coagulation factors purified from blood. Hence if blood is contaminated by HIV, Haemophiliac are likely to become infected.

January 19, 2006 at 7:16 pm #37719

MrMistery

Participant

About this: i read in a genetics book(a college course, 2005 edition) that it is not yet known why sometimes hemophilia appears in women. Most book say that the recessive gene for hemophilia is deadly in a homozygous state. But history has shown us differently. Any info/thoughts?

January 19, 2006 at 7:30 pm #37723

Poison

Participant

But, as much as I know, those women don’t live long. Am I mistaken?

January 19, 2006 at 7:32 pm #37725

Squawkbox

Participant

The main cause of haemaphilia is a gene defect found on the Y-chromosome- bad luck lads! but there other disorders which cause a lack of clotting factors in the blood which can lead to haemaphilia. cant remember what they are but will try to find out

January 19, 2006 at 7:32 pm #37726

MrMistery

Participant

I have no idea how long they live. All i know that sometimes, in very few cases, hemophilia can occur in women

January 19, 2006 at 7:33 pm #37727

Poison

Participant

Hey, not Y, on the X chromosome. 😉

EDIT: Yes, if the gene becomes homozygote, hemophilia occurs in women too. But I haven’t heard that the gene is latel when it is homozygote. All I know is those women often die because of continuous bleeding in mensturation. That was what our genetic prof. said. I don’t know if it is right or wrong.

January 19, 2006 at 7:51 pm #37740

Squawkbox

Participant

I’ve got it

quote :

The term haemophilia refers to several different hereditary disorders that have similar signs and symptoms. Haemophilia A, or classicai Haemophilia, results from a deficiency of factor VIII (antihaemophilic factor). It accounts for 83% of cases. Haemophilia B results from a deficiency of factor IX. Both types are sex-linked conditions occuring primarily in males. Haemophilia c, a less severe form of haemophilia seen in both sexes, is due to a lack of factor XI. The relative mildness of this form, as compared to the A and B forms reflects the fact that the procoagulant (factor IX) that factor XI activates may also be activated by factor VII

– Marieb (Human anatomy & physiology (6th edition))

January 19, 2006 at 8:33 pm #37756

MrMistery

Participant

Good explanation. Well done

January 20, 2006 at 6:43 am #37820

Dr.Stein

Participant

O-oh the class is over 🙄

January 20, 2006 at 11:36 am #37842

Squawkbox

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