Symptoms Of Hemophilia
Hemophilia occurs because there is a mutation in one of the genes that cause the protein that aids in blood clotting to work incorrectly or not at all. Only X chromosomes contain this missing or damaged chromosome. Women can pass the hemophilia gene to their offspring, but rarely get hemophilia themselves. Females seldom have bleeding problems due to hemophilia. To genetically contract this disease, both of a woman’s X chromosomes must be missing or inactive. While this disease is primarily inherited, sometimes a child remains the first person in the family to have hemophilia. Hemophilia needs to be diagnosed and treated, or hemophiliacs may have such health hazards as bleeding in the joints, bleeding that can damage the brain, and death if bleeding occurs in the brain. Here are five of the primary symptoms of hemophilia.