Article
Management of carriers and babies with haemophilia.
Haemophilia : the official journal of the World Federation of Hemophilia - 1 Jul 2008
Street A M, Ljung R, Lavery S A
Abstract excerpt
Although up to 30% of babies born with haemophilia do not have a family history of the disorder, the remaining 70% are born in families where haemophilia has been diagnosed. It has been estimated that for each male with haemophilia, there are five potential female carriers. Such women will benefit from knowledge of both their genetic (mutation present or not) and phenotype (level of plasma factor activity)...
Topics
- Adolescent
- Adult
- Child
- Child, Preschool
- Factor IX
- Factor VIII
- Female
- Genetic Counseling
- Genetic Testing
- Hemophilia A
- Heterozygote
- Humans
- Infant
- Infant, Newborn
- Intracranial Hemorrhages
- Male
- Phenotype
- Pregnancy