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Hemophilia, 2002.
An overview of the genetic disorder, hemophilia, that interferes with the blood?s process of clotting.
1,375 words (approx. 5.5 pages), 4 sources, APA, AU$ 66.95
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This paper studies the medical disorder called hemophila, including definition, causes, symptoms and treatment. The paper shows that due to blood's inability to clot properly, the hemophiliac is vulnerable to a number of problems caused by excessive bleeding. The paper examines different types of hemophilia, ways to determine if a child is hemophiliac and how it restricts a person's life. The paper also discusses the future of hemophilia with the advent of better technology and medical research.
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"Other researchers have been working on gene therapy for type B hemophilia. This has also showed promising early results (Jancin, 2000). They also used genetic coding, this time to produce factor IX. Again they used a virus to introduce a properly functioning gene. In this application of gene therapy, the goal is to cause muscle tissue to produce and release the needed clotting factor in large enough amounts to prevent bleeds (Jancin, 2000). Studies were done with mice and dogs before trying it with humans.
Researchers of course proceed cautiously with such research, and in the case of Factor IX, the researchers introduced such a small amount into patients that they expected no increase in the clotting factor. However, two of the three patients showed a significant rise in Factor IX at a clinically significant level: they had reduced need for intravenously provided clotting factor during the next year (Jancin, 2000)."
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Hemophilia, 2007.
An overview of the diagnosis and treatment of von Willebrand disease also known as hemophilia.
3,354 words (approx. 13.4 pages), 10 sources, MLA, AU$ 139.95
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This paper looks at the most common genetic bleeding disorder von Willebrand disease, which affects roughly 3 percent of the world's population including all genders and races and which is determined by a gene on chromosome 12, although occasionally it occurs as a new mutation. It discusses how hemophilia is due to either a low level of one of the clotting factors, or a completely missing clotting factor, which essentially means that it takes a long time for the blood to clot after an accident or injury. It looks at how its major signs and symptoms are bleeding and bruising. The paper also examines treatment options such as replacement therapy, home-infusion therapy and the use of aminocaproic acid.
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"Hemophilia is due to either a low level of one of the clotting factors, or a clotting factor is completely missing, which essentially means that it takes a long time for the blood to clot after an accident or injury (Hemophilia 2006). The clotting process, also called blood coagulation, is the body's response to bleeding that keeps it from losing too much blood, which can be life threatening and/or cause damage to the internal organs (Hemophilia 2006). These clotting factors are proteins in the blood that work with platelets to help the blood to clot, thus when blood vessels are damaged, the clotting factors help the platelets adhere together to basically plug cuts and breaks at the injury site (Hemophilia 2006). "
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Hemophilia Foundation & Children's Leukemia Foundation, 1999.
Examines Michigan organizations' history, focusing on its leadership, purposes and services.
1,350 words (approx. 5.4 pages), 7 sources, AU$ 69.95
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"Introduction
Nonprofit organizations exist in many different forms and for many different reasons, with some organizations serving only a small area in an urban setting while other organizations have a national, or even international, presence. Charities and foundations can be set up for research purposes, in order to provide direct financial assistance, or to provide some type of service to clients. Among the more popular types of nonprofit organizations are foundations, which typically have an endowment that is used to generate income for specific activities. Foundations are often formed to focus on a particular disease or group of diseases; this is the case with the Hemophilia Foundation of Michigan as well as the Children's Leukemia Foundation of Michigan. This research examines both of these organizations, including .."
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