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Hemophilia

**Description: ** Hemophilia affects your joints and it limits the motion of your joint. You could bleed a lot for no reason at all and your joints could swell. There could be internal bleeding and bleeding in your brain.

**Inheritance: ** Hemophilia is inherited mostly by a male who has hemophilia or a female carrier.

**Symptoms: ** · Bleeding a lot from a small cut · Nosebleeds for no reason · Bleeding in the joints · Swollen joints · A cut that resumes bleeding after stopping for a while Bleeding in the Brain · Long, painful headaches · Neck pain/stiffness · Repeated vomiting · Sleepiness or mood changes · Sudden weakness of arms or legs · Problems with walking · Double vision · Convulsions · Seizures

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**Diagnosis: ** Hemophilia is diagnosed by blood tests or a physical exam.

**Treatment: ** Hemophilia is treated using a treatment called Replacement Therapy. The clot factor VIII (for Hemophilia A) or clot factor IX (for Hemophilia B) gets injected into a vein to help the clotting factor that’s missing or low.

**Research: ** Scientists are still continuing to test gene therapies for Hemophilia.

**Additional Facts: ** Famous People with Hemophilia: · <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Times','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">Abraham Lincoln · <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Times','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">Ryan Wayne White · <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Times','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">Tsarevitch Alexei <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Times','serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">“Royal Disease” of hemophilia · <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Times','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">Hemophilia spread to royal families all over England

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