HE M OP HI L I A

BY GRACE LITHGO
WHAT IS HEMOPHILIA?
• GENE MUTATION
• BLOOD DOESN’T CLOT PROPERLY
• TAKES LONGER TO FORM BLOOD CLOTS
• INTERNAL BLEEDING
• DOESN’T FORM SCABS
• 1 IN 10,000
SYMPTOMS OF HEMOPHILIA

• EXCESSIVE BLEEDING
• LARGE BRUISES
• TIGHTNESS IN JOINTS
• NOSEBLEEDS WITHOUT A CAUSE
HOW CAN YOU GET IT?

• HEMOPHILIA IS LOCATED IN THE X CHROMOSOME

• WOMEN = XX
• MEN = XY
• MORE COMMON FOR WOMEN
PUNNETT SQUARE

• X = NO HEMOPHILIA
• Y = HEMOPHILIA
TYPES OF HEMOPHILIA

• HEMOPHILIA A (MOST COMMON)

• HEMOPHILIA B
CURRENT CURES

• REPLACE BLOOD CLOTTING FACTOR

• LIVER TRANSPLANT
• SEVERE CASES CAN BECOME MILD
KEY WORDS

• BLOOD CLOT
• MUTATION
• CHROMOSOME
• INTERNAL BLEEDING