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A study of the genetics of the British royal family, and the personal and political effects of haemophilia.
Queen Victoria's Gene
Haemophilia and the Royal Family
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190 pages
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25 March 1999
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Summary
Queen Victoria’s son, Prince Leopold, died from haemophilia, but no member of the royal family before his generation had suffered from the condition. Medically, there are only two possibilities: either one of Victoria’s parents had a 1 in 50,000 random mutation, or Victoria was the illegitimate child of a haemophiliac man.However the haemophilia gene arose, it had a profound effect on history. Two of Victoria’s daughters were silent carriers who passed the disease to the Spanish and Russian r…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780750911993 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0750911999 |
| Author: | W.T.W. Potts, Professor D.M. Potts, D.M. Potts |
| Publisher: | The History Press Ltd |
| Imprint: | The History Press Ltd |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 190 |
| Edition: | New edition |
| Release Date: | 25 March 1999 |
| Weight: | 180g |
| Dimensions: | 198mm x 127mm x 10mm |
| Series: | Sutton |
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