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Haemophilia (British English), or hemophilia (American English) [6] (from Ancient Greek αἷμα (haîma) 'blood' and φιλία (philía) 'love of'), [7] is a mostly inherited genetic disorder that impairs the body's ability to make blood clots, a process needed to stop bleeding.
"Hemophilia: The Royal Disease" Yelena Aronova-Tiuntseva and Clyde Freeman Herreid; Family tree of Queen Victoria and her descendants; Haemophilia in Queen Victoria's Descendants. Archived 2006-11-18 at the Wayback Machine; Victor A. McKusick (August 1965). "The Royal Hemophilia". Scientific American. pp. 88– 95
Hemophilia A: Protein structure of coagulation factor VIII, of which its deficiency is the cause of haemophilia A. Specialty: Haematology: Symptoms: Prolonged bleeding from common injuries [1] Causes: Factor VIII deficiency [2] Diagnostic method: Bleeding time, [2] coagulation screen, genetic testing: Prevention: Hepatitis B vaccine should be ...
Elaine DePrince (née DiGiacomo, August 6, 1947 – September 11, 2024) was an American author, hemophilia activist, teacher, and advocate of adoptive parenting.The mother of 11 children, she is best known as the adoptive mother of ballet star Michaela DePrince and the co-author of her memoir, Taking Flight: From War Orphan to Star Ballerina (2014).
Acquired haemophilia A (AHA) is a rare but potentially life-threatening bleeding disorder characterized by autoantibodies directed against coagulation factor VIII.These autoantibodies constitute the most common spontaneous inhibitor to any coagulation factor and may induce spontaneous bleeding in patients with no previous history of a bleeding disorder.
Haemophilia C (also known as plasma thromboplastin antecedent (PTA) deficiency or Rosenthal syndrome) is a mild form of haemophilia affecting both sexes, due to factor XI deficiency. [4]
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Anthropologist Raymond Hames and Blanchard argued that in most cultures, pubescent girls did not begin sexual activity until they were at or near the end of puberty. [ 1 ] [ 51 ] Stephens and Seto argue that hebephilia can be considered dysfunctional, stating that "conceptually, hebephilia is a paraphilia, reflecting an atypical (statistically ...