Genetic Engineering and Hemophilia

Hemophilia is a blood disorder found in one out of every 7,000 people. Having famously afflicted Tsarevich Alexei Nikolaevich, heir the the Russian throne, hemophilia causes excessive bleeding. Genetic engineering the the removal, addition, or redistribution of genetic material by scientists or genetic engineers in order to create a more ideal gene in a given circumstance. Hemophilia is a rare blood disorder that impress the body’s ability to control blood clotting. This means that when a blood vessel is broken, the patient is unequipped to form blood clots around the wound. The patient will experience excessive and intense bleeding. It will take far longer for the patient to heal from a given wound. Though …show more content…
For more minor cases of hemophilia, a man-made hormone called desmopressin can cause the patient to release the necessary factor into the bloodstream. Hemophilia can have quite a drastic effect on a patients daily life. People with the disorder have to be far more careful not to hurt themselves. Patients will often be accompanied by a supervisor to aid the person ascertaining potential threats to their health. In addition, patients need extra care when they are injured, which can be emotionally, physically, and economically draining. The medical care required is expensive and the treatment can be frustrating. The World Federation of Hemophilia said that many hemophiliacs cannot afford the proper medical care require to treat the disorder.
Genetic engineering or modification is achieving a certain desired characteristic in an organic life form by adding, removing, or redistributing genetical material. This can be used in the agricultural industry to grow better produce, to clone, research DNA, or to develop medication (such as those used to treat hemophilia). When genetically engineering something there is a number of steps a scientist or genetic engineer must undertake. Firstly, they desired trait is copied from an already existing item with that trait. The copy, or “transgene,” are then used to produce the desired traits or