Alexei Romanov suffered from hemophilia, a condition that prevents blood from clotting normally due to the body’s inability to form fibrin proteins.
Alexei Romanov suffered from hemophilia, a condition that(1 point)
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prevents the body from absorbing vitamin B12 due to the body’s inability to form fibrin proteins.
prevents the body from absorbing vitamin B12 due to the body’s inability to form fibrin proteins.
prevents blood from clotting normally due to the body’s inability to form fibrin proteins.
prevents blood from clotting normally due to the body’s inability to form fibrin proteins.
causes the body to produce too many blood cells due to the body’s inability to form fibrin proteins.
causes the body to produce too many blood cells due to the body’s inability to form fibrin proteins.
causes the body to produce abnormally shaped red blood cells due to the body’s inability to form fibrin proteins.
causes the body to produce abnormally shaped red blood cells due to the body’s inability to form fibrin proteins.
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Hemophilia is a genetic disorder that prevents blood from clotting normally due to the body's inability to form adequate fibrin proteins. This means option 3/4 is correct (they appear to be listed twice).
The other options are incorrect because:
- Vitamin B12 absorption issues are related to different conditions like pernicious anemia, not hemophilia
- Overproduction of blood cells is more characteristic of conditions like polycythemia
- Abnormally shaped red blood cells are associated with conditions like sickle cell disease
In Alexei's case, his hemophilia meant that even minor injuries could lead to dangerous bleeding because his blood couldn't clot properly. This made his condition particularly dangerous in an era before modern medical treatments were available. The condition was inherited through his mother Alexandra, who was a carrier of the genetic mutation commonly found in several European royal families of the time.