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Hemophilia Manitoba

Hemophilia Manitoba, 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 severe. Severe
hemophiliacs are at risk for bleeding during surgery,
trauma, or even dental work. There are two types of
hemophilia, A and B (Christmas disease). Hemophilia B is
extremely rare. The majority of the people have hemophilia
A. In hemophilia A, the particular factor missing is 8 for
clotting.
Because hemophilia is sex-linked disorder, it can be passed
on from mother to child. This is because the gene
responsible for making blood factors 8 and 9 are only found
on the X-chromosome. If a female is a carrier that means
that she has one bad gene and one good gene for this
disease. There is a......

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