Search Results for: haemophilia
Haemophilia
Definition noun A condition that is characterized by uncontrolled bleeding from the mouth, gums, lips, and tongue,... Read More
Haemophilia A
Definition noun A form of haemophilia that is caused by a deficiency in blood clotting factor VIII due to a gene defect in... Read More
Thromboplastinogen
thromboplastinogen --> factor viii A coagulation (clotting) factor. Classic haemophilia (haemophilia A) is due to a... Read More
Pseudodominance
Definition noun (genetics) The manifestation of a recessive trait, mimicking an inheritance of a dominant... Read More
Nasses law
Nasse's law An early statement of the pattern of x-linked recessive inheritance: haemophilia affects only boys but is... Read More
Christmas factor
Definition noun A blood clotting factor in the intrinsic pathway of the blood coagulation cascade and works with clotting... Read More
Blood clotting factor
Definition noun, plural: blood clotting factors Any of the many plasma components involved in blood clot... Read More
Sex-linked gene
Definition noun, plural: sex-linked genes A gene located in the sex chromosome. Supplement In humans, the sex... Read More