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My geene pool is slightly tainted at best. If there's a genetic defect... it's shown up in one or more of my relatives.

It looks like there might be some new hope for one of the issues that's been an issue with my family: hemophilia.

Newborn mice and dogs with hemophilia A were restored to normal health through gene therapy developed by researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis. The technique introduced into the animals' cells a gene that makes clotting factor VIII, a protein missing because of a genetic defect.

This is pretty important to my family. My uncle and brother (both deceased due to complications that arose from the disease) had this condition. My youngest nephew is also afflicted.

I still like to think it is because we come from Royal bloodlines.

But I am sure that it is more like a Bastard child of the King. (and I don't mean Elvis)