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Cool Genes (science10H project)

Haemophilia

A rare disorder that affects one in five-thousand to ten-thousand people. Even rarer is when it affects women. This is due to the lack of the double X sex chromosome men have. When a double X chromosome is present, however, the symptoms may be masked. The main problem of the disease is that it prevents the organisms ability to clot blood cells which in turn stop bleeds.

The problems that come from the organism not being able to clot blood is the wounds on the organism stay open for a much longer period of time slowing down the process of healing as well as being much less resistant to infections. There are many variations in complications of Haemophilia that happen internally as well, internal bleeding, brain damage, problems with treatments that require transfusions. The disorder could be diagnosed after birth when they see the child has the symptoms such as joint bleeds and bruising. The disorder has no cure but can be treated to make the life of the organism much easier. While these treatments exist the people who have the disorder are not able to take certain medications for other ailments like blood thinners for heart attacks or strokes as it prolongs their bleed time even further.

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