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Hemophilia

Congenital tendency to uncontrolled bleeding; usually affects males and is transmitted from mother to son.


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Re: Future Human Evolution

... due course, our capabilities will increase to permit disease prevention by selective gene insertion. Given the choice between bearing a child with hemophilia or cystic fibrosis etc., or a simple gene insertion resulting in a healthy child, most parents would go for the latter. Only later, when ...

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by skeptic
Wed May 06, 2009 12:08 am
 
Forum: Evolution
Topic: Future Human Evolution
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Re: Natural selection is proven wrong

... Dehydrogenase) Deficiency Anemia * Galactosemia * Gaucher Disease * Gilbert's Syndrome * Glaucoma * Hemochromatosis * Hemoglobin C Disease * Hemophilia/Bleeding Disorders * Hirschsprung's Disease * Homocystinuria * Huntington's Disease * Hurler Syndrome * Juvenile Retinoschisis (X Linked) ...

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by gamila
Thu Apr 23, 2009 4:16 am
 
Forum: Evolution
Topic: Natural selection is proven wrong
Replies: 177
Views: 16284

Translating Locus Tags

I'm really lost here. I have the locus tag RP6-88D7.1 from Hemophilia B and I'm supposed to translate it (say what the letters and numbers stand for.) The internet was no help on this matter what so ever... :| Its for a genetics assignment, so we never ...

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by Robie5667
Thu Mar 26, 2009 9:18 pm
 
Forum: Genetics
Topic: Translating Locus Tags
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Views: 276

Gene therapy - hemophilia?

hemophilia is treated by : - injection of the deficiebt clotting factor -transfusion of normal fresh plasma or blood avoid trauma and surgical operation you can stop bleeding by tourniquet for more information,methods of treatment ...

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by raghda
Tue Nov 13, 2007 10:30 pm
 
Forum: Human Biology
Topic: Gene therapy - hemophilia?
Replies: 2
Views: 805

Gene therapy - hemophilia?

Im looking for any information at all, on treatments of hemophilia with gene therapy? People, places of study, links, papers, places of information, actual treatments, ect?

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by Jessy Springfield
Tue Nov 13, 2007 4:37 am
 
Forum: Human Biology
Topic: Gene therapy - hemophilia?
Replies: 2
Views: 805
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