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Haemophilia or hemophilia is the name of any of several hereditary genetic illnesses that impair the body's ability to control bleeding. Genetic deficiencies (or, very rarely, an autoimmune disorder) cause lowered plasma clotting factor activity so as to compromise blood-clotting; when a blood vessel is injured, a scab will not form and the vessel can continue to bleed excessively for a very long period of time. The bleeding can be external, if the skin is broken by a scrape, cut or abrasion, or it can be internal, into muscles, joints or hollow organs. It might therefore present visibly as skin bruises, or subtly as melena, hematuria, or bleeding in the brain.
Forms
- Haemophilia A - factor VIII deficiency, "classic haemophilia" (X-linked recessive)
- Haemophilia B - factor IX deficiency, "Christmas disease" (X-linked recessive)
- Haemophilia C - factor XI deficiency (Ashkenazi Jews, autosomal recessive)
The unrelated type 1 and type 2 von Willebrand disease (vWD) are milder than any of the three haemophilias; only type 3 von Willebrand disease expresses a severity similar to the haemophilias. vWD is caused by mutations in the coagulation protein von Willebrand factor. It is the most common coagulation disorder present in 1% of the population.
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Why am I still somehow attracted to you? You're the knife to my hemophilia. I must just love the color red.
braaannn (Breanne Miller) Sun, 08 Nov 2009 00:42:51 -0000
Why am I still somehow attracted to you? You're the knife to my hemophilia. I must just love the color red.
Buckeyes Help Out at Hemophilia Walk - http://fwix.com/article/20_4a6d0fd1f7
columbuswire (Columbus Local News) Sat, 07 Nov 2009 08:00:37 -0000
Buckeyes Help Out at Hemophilia Walk - http://fwix.com/article/20_4a6d0fd1f7
dang... alexis has hemophilia
treasy06 (kennethia smith) Sat, 07 Nov 2009 01:29:10 -0000
dang... alexis has hemophilia
@ardaniel Wow, good to hear. I usually have to ask if hemophilia or diabetes or MS are also choices to drive the point home.
Paradisacorbasi (Indigo) Fri, 06 Nov 2009 22:24:56 -0000
@ardaniel Wow, good to hear. I usually have to ask if hemophilia or diabetes or MS are also choices to drive the point home.
Sucks to have hemophilia http://dailybooth.com/u/yzym
johnnyp83 (Johnny Pope) Fri, 06 Nov 2009 14:57:48 -0000
Sucks to have hemophilia http://dailybooth.com/u/yzym
haha! They mentioned hemophilia on "private practice"! Win!
Stuart_Inman (Stuart Inman) Fri, 06 Nov 2009 03:17:21 -0000
haha! They mentioned hemophilia on "private practice"! Win!
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