Hemophilia in the negro

Abstract

The occurrence of hemophilia in the American Negro has been reviewed briefly and two cases of mixed racial origin have been reported. While hemophilia with characteristic genetic background occurs in American Negroes of mixed racial origin, the disease has been noted only once sporadically and once with characteristic genetic background in individuals of presumably pure Negro ancestry. Although hemophilia has not been noted in the West African Negro and racially pure American Negro by students of these populations, further studies of these groups would be indicated to establish this fact more definitely. The occurrence of hemophilia in the American Negro has been reviewed briefly and two cases of mixed racial origin have been reported. While hemophilia with characteristic genetic background occurs in American Negroes of mixed racial origin, the disease has been noted only once sporadically and once with characteristic genetic background in individuals of presumably pure Negro ancestry. Although hemophilia has not been noted in the West African Negro and racially pure American Negro by students of these populations, further studies of these groups would be indicated to establish this fact more definitely.