X-LINKED RECESSIVE INHERITANCE/DISORDER Flashcards
1
Q
Hemophilia A
A
an inherited bleeding disorder in which the blood does
not clot normally
2
Q
Hemophilia B also known as
A
factor IX deficiency or Christmas disease
3
Q
Hemophilia B
A
a blood-factor deficiency
4
Q
Hemophilia B
The disorder was first reported in the medical literature in
1952 in a patient with the name of
A
Stephen Christmas
5
Q
The most famous family with hemophilia B was that of
A
Queen Victoria of England.
6
Q
Color Blindness
A
occurs when you are unable to see colors in a normal
way
7
Q
Cones
A
← sense wavelengths of light, and enable the
retina to distinguish between colors
8
Q
Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy (DMD)
A
a severe type of muscular dystrophy that primarily
affects boys
9
Q
Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy (DMD)
Muscle weakness usually begins around the age of _
and worsens quickly.
A
four,
