Hemophilia

Hemophilia
a child with the physical appearances of the disorder

About Me

Hi everyone! :) It's Bria Carter. This is my blog site about genetic disorders... but you'll be learning more in depth about three specific disorders that i hand picked myself ;). Anyway my loves, Im 15. Im a freshman at P.Ridge. And I'm a student in Mrs. Walton's 3rd block biology class. Peace&Love [Bria N. Carter)

Wilsons Disease

Wilsons Disease
The most distinctive symptom is the Kayser-Fleisher ring (a brown ring around the cornea of your eye.)

Krabbe Disease

Krabbe Disease
In July of 2005, Branden Miller was diagnosed at nine months with a terminal disease known as Krabbe Leukodystrophy

Interesting Facts about Hemophilia

-Abraham Lincoln had hemophilia, along with Mother Theresa and Ghengis Khan, the Owners of Walmart in DesAllemands, and Alexi Romanov, Anastasia's brother


-"In females, there are two X chromosomes, meaning that they have a backup X chromosome, even if one is affected. There is only one X chromosome in males; if the X chromosome contains the infected gene responsible for causing hemophilia, then the person is hemophilic."

(this is why males get the disorder more often than females)

Wilsons Disease Interesting Facts

- Wilson's Disease should not consume alcohol or chocolate.

- some patients are told not to get certain vaccines

Interesting Facts!

- The disease is usually life threatening.

- Infants with early-onset cases die before age 2. People who develop the disease at a later age have survived into adulthood with nervous system disease.

- One of the systoms "Failure to thrive" include: height, weight, and head circumference that do not match standard growth charts. Physical skills such as rolling over, sitting, standing and walking, mental and social skills, and secondary sexual characteristics are delayed or slow to develope.


"... Just a picture of myelin"

Interesting Facts!

- The disease is usually life threatening.

- Infants with early-onset cases die before age 2. People who develop the disease at a later age have survived into adulthood with nervous system disease.

- One of the systoms "Failure to thrive" include: height, weight, and head circumference that do not match standard growth charts. Physical skills such as rolling over, sitting, standing and walking, mental and social skills, and secondary sexual characteristics are delayed or slow to develope.