Von Willebrand Disease Von Willebrand Disease or VWD for short is the most common inherited bleeding disorder, affecting more than 1% of the world’s population. It was discovered by Dr. Erik Von Willebrand, a Finnish physician, who published his findings in 1926. Von Willebrands Disease is caused by the lack of Von Willebrand Factor or VWF in circulation in the body. Von Willebrand is described as: Von Willebrand Factor is synthesized in two cell types, vascular endothelium and megakaryocytes. The
suffer from the disease? Any particular groups/geography? The amount of people suffering from this disease is significant which are 1 in 100 to 100,000 people (1). About 1% of the whole world’s population suffers from this disease (2). There is not one gender that it takes affect on particularly or ethnic group. It affects men and woman equally as well as any group of people (3). B. Did you come across any other names for the disease, gene or protein? List them. Other names that this disease is denoted
Hemophilia is an inherited disease which slows the blood clotting process due to missing or reduced clotting factor proteins. Although uncommon, it is possible for Hemophilia to be acquired if the body produces antibodies that attack clotting factors. Only 30% of Hemophilia cases are due to spontaneous mutations. Hemophilia is a rare disorder. Approximately 1 in 5000 males has Hemophilia. The disorder is much more common in males than females. It is estimated that over 400000 individuals worldwide
Physiological and Psychological responses to injury In this report I will be describing and explaining the physiological and psychological responses to injury. If you injure yourself while playing sport the injury is a sports injury. They can occur from a complete accident, or some can result from poor equipment or insufficient training. You can also get a sports injury if you don’t warm up or stretch enough before exercise or playing sport. Physiological Responses Damaged tissue Primary damage
Topic 1: Navigating and Understanding NCBI Database In a few sentences, explain why bioinformatics is such an important discipline for understanding gene structure and function. Bioinformatics is very update with the information about the gene structure and function. It can locate a gene within a sequence as well as predict the structure and or function of a particular gene. By applying bioinformatics to understand different biological processes, it allows a more global perspective in design, to
Introduction There are a lot of important details and information healthcare provider should know about patient before performing any procedure or prescribing drug. One of such piece of information is a blood type. First blood groups were discovered by Karl Landsteiner in 1901. Landsteiner was researching the fact that some blood transfusions were successful and other could be potentially lethal. He made a research where he demonstrated that the serum from one people lead to agglutination of blood
body's chemicals from the white blood cells protect us from foreign substances such as viruses and bacteria and also from infection. However, in some diseases, like arthritis, the body's defense system -- the immune system -- triggers an inflammatory response when there are no foreign substances to fight off. In these diseases, called autoimmune diseases, the body's normally protective immune system causes damage to its own tissues. The body responds as if normal tissues are infected or somehow abnormal
known as PKU, is a rare genetic disease that is caused by a person’s body being unable to metabolize the amino acid phenylalanine. The disease can cause mental retardation because the build up of phenylalanine in the body. When phenylalanine is not broken down and turned in a different amino acid, tyrosine, it can create other enzyme routes that build up in the blood stream and body tissue. This can be extremely harmful to the body and its development. This disease is caused by missing the enzyme
The Aussiedoodle is a mix of Australian Shepherd and either a Standard or Miniature Poodle. This cross-breed is also considered Einsteins of the canine world. Let’s get to know more about this extraordinary breed. Basic facts The Aussiedoodle is an intelligent breed that usually weighs around 25 to 70 pounds, depending on the Poodle’s size used for breeding. Aussiedoodles are a relatively new breed, having become popular around 20 years ago. This breed has a moderate to high energy level, that’s
The History of Dobermans The history of dobermans dates back to the 1880’s in Germany and because of this they are an exceptionally historic breed. In this essay I will be going over some crucial parts of the doberman’s life like health and history. To be specific, I will be informing you about the creation of the breed, what you need to know before getting one, their health concerns, and addressing some stereotypes and answering common questions. My first topic is a brief history of the breed.
boy kind of outgrew it. This matches the claim of Dr. Naswani. He claimed that Leah might have had some kind of genetic liver disease. In the Amish families, genetic diseases are quite common since they don’t have much knowledge about modern medical science and practice things that causes them to pass down the diseases without trying to prevent it. Genetic liver diseases inhibit the natural functioning of blood clotting factors. Thus weakening the body and causing easy bruising. Leah’s brother
Dysfunctional Uterine Bleeding Nurse practitioners in primary care will often be presented by a woman having dysfunctional uterine bleeding (DUB). This difficult to diagnose condition can be complex. According to Schuiling & Likis it accounts for one third of all annual gynecologic visits (2013, p. 610). The terms abnormal uterine bleeding and dysfunctional uterine bleeding has fallen out of favor and anovulatory uterine bleeding has become the standardized terminology. Because many clinicians still