Haemophilia
By Julian G9
Haemophilia is a disease that causes you to bleed for longer,
this is due to the lack of as many clotting factors as healthy
humans. People without haemophilia have these clotting
factors that make one's blood sticky and stop the bleeding
faster. This is a huge problem for those who suffer from
haemophilia and have to be extra careful not to bleed. People
who have haemophilia tend to have skin that gets bruised
more, people with the disease also get internal bleeding that
can make joints tight and painful. There are two types of
haemophilia, haemophilia A and B. Haemophilia A is when a
person does not have any clotting factors. In haemophilia B,
a person is lacking a lot of clotting factors but all of them
Gene therapy for haemophilia is done by genetically
modifying a non-contagious virus into one's system to Haemophilia is most pr
alter or “reprogram” the cell code to make a healthy recessive gene in the X
amount of clotting factors. Gene therapy for haemophilia haemophilia have an alt
has proven successful and has seen that patients have with haemophilia need
successfully recovered most if not all of their clotting haemophilia because it
factors.
chromosomes. But ever
it from their mother wh
The advantage of gene therapy is was a carrier.
that it can cure haemophilia by
repairing the cells so that they
Haemophilia is a recess
produce an ample amount of
clotting factors making the you will have a 50/50 c
bleeding more normal and less male. Here is a Punnett
runny. 90% of all cases of gene
H
therapy for haemophilia have
resulted in a successful endeavour
and have shown that the genes that
carry haemophilia have been
successfully cured.
h Hh
A disadvantage of gene therapy for
haemophilia and other treatments is
that the new cells could be
“dropped off” at the wrong place
and could cause the cells to trigger
oncogenes to cause cancer in one's
body. Cancer is something you do
not want in your body. So it is a
risk you will have to decide on.
By Julian G9
Haemophilia is a disease that causes you to bleed for longer,
this is due to the lack of as many clotting factors as healthy
humans. People without haemophilia have these clotting
factors that make one's blood sticky and stop the bleeding
faster. This is a huge problem for those who suffer from
haemophilia and have to be extra careful not to bleed. People
who have haemophilia tend to have skin that gets bruised
more, people with the disease also get internal bleeding that
can make joints tight and painful. There are two types of
haemophilia, haemophilia A and B. Haemophilia A is when a
person does not have any clotting factors. In haemophilia B,
a person is lacking a lot of clotting factors but all of them
Gene therapy for haemophilia is done by genetically
modifying a non-contagious virus into one's system to Haemophilia is most pr
alter or “reprogram” the cell code to make a healthy recessive gene in the X
amount of clotting factors. Gene therapy for haemophilia haemophilia have an alt
has proven successful and has seen that patients have with haemophilia need
successfully recovered most if not all of their clotting haemophilia because it
factors.
chromosomes. But ever
it from their mother wh
The advantage of gene therapy is was a carrier.
that it can cure haemophilia by
repairing the cells so that they
Haemophilia is a recess
produce an ample amount of
clotting factors making the you will have a 50/50 c
bleeding more normal and less male. Here is a Punnett
runny. 90% of all cases of gene
H
therapy for haemophilia have
resulted in a successful endeavour
and have shown that the genes that
carry haemophilia have been
successfully cured.
h Hh
A disadvantage of gene therapy for
haemophilia and other treatments is
that the new cells could be
“dropped off” at the wrong place
and could cause the cells to trigger
oncogenes to cause cancer in one's
body. Cancer is something you do
not want in your body. So it is a
risk you will have to decide on.
