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Is hemophilia dominant or recessive
A 42-year-old member asked:

Dr. Louis Krennanswered
Family Medicine 21 years experience
Not always: Hemophilia a is a x-linked recessive gene. It means if a male has the defective gene, because they have 1 x and 1 y, they will have hemophilia. In ord... Read More
5.8k viewsAnswered >2 years ago
A 22-year-old member asked:

Dr. Brittany Chananswered
Pediatrics 11 years experience
Clotting problem: Hemophilia is a hereditary blood disorder in which the person is deficient in one of the body's clotting factors (factor viii for hemophilia a and fac... Read More
6.1k viewsReviewed >2 years ago

Dr. Kang Zhanganswered
27 years experience
Clotting disease: Hemophilia is a hereditary genetic disorder that impairs the body's ability to clot or stop bleeding. There are many factors involved in clotting and ... Read More
4.9k viewsAnswered >2 years ago
A 21-year-old member asked:

Dr. Christopher Guzikanswered
Family Medicine 25 years experience
Yes: About 17, 000 people in the United States have hemophilia. The blood of a person who has hemophilia, a rare, inherited bleeding disease, lacks a prote... Read More
6.3k viewsReviewed >2 years ago

Dr. Antoanella Calameanswered
Pathology 20 years experience
Yes: Hemophilia is a lifelong disease, but with proper treatment and self-care, most people with hemophilia can maintain an active, productive lifestyle.
4.9k viewsReviewed >2 years ago
A 36-year-old member asked:

Dr. Gurmukh Singhanswered
Pathology 50 years experience
Inheritance/genetics: Hemophilia is a disorder of clotting due to abnormal genes that are inherited from the mother by the son. Daughters are carriers but generally do not... Read More
5.8k viewsReviewed >2 years ago
A 42-year-old member asked:

Dr. Ed Friedlanderanswered
Pathology 45 years experience
Conrad Otto: Families in which the males bled after minor trauma were known from antiquity, but Dr. Otto in 1803 established the pattern of inheritance and is cred... Read More
3.4k viewsAnswered >2 years ago
A 21-year-old member asked:

Dr. Barbara A Majeronianswered
Specializes in Family Medicine
Heredity: Hemophilia is a genetic disease that is passed down in families.
6.2k viewsReviewed >2 years ago
A 21-year-old member asked:

Dr. Chakshu Guptaanswered
Pathology 24 years experience
1:10,000 males: Hemophillia a in about 1:10, 000 males and hemophilia b in about 1:20, 000 males. It is less common in females.
6.1k viewsReviewed >2 years ago
A 21-year-old member asked:

Dr. George Klauberanswered
Specializes in Pediatric Urology
IV Factor 8 infusion: Factor viii is given IV if and when bleeding occurs, also before and after any contemplated surgery.
6.1k viewsReviewed >2 years ago
A 31-year-old member asked:

Dr. George Klauberanswered
Specializes in Pediatric Urology
Very serious: Interferes with blood clotting, so subject can not easily stop bleeding when it occurs. Not just open bleeding, but into joints which when started wil... Read More
6.1k viewsReviewed Sep 30, 2020
A 36-year-old member asked:

Dr. Timothy Ashleyanswered
Internal Medicine and Pediatrics 16 years experience
Yes: Hemophilia makes bleeding very difficult to stop. People with hemophilia may not be able to properly stop even minor bleeding, and particularly intern... Read More
6k viewsReviewed >2 years ago
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