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  2. Thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura - Wikipedia

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    As TTP progresses, blood clots form within small blood vessels (microvasculature), and platelets (clotting cells) are consumed. As a result, bruising, and rarely bleeding can occur. The bruising often takes the form of purpura, while the most common site of bleeding, if it occurs, is from the nose or gums.

  3. von Willebrand disease - Wikipedia

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    Von Willebrand disease (VWD) is the most common hereditary blood-clotting disorder in humans. An acquired form can sometimes result from other medical conditions. [1] It arises from a deficiency in the quality or quantity of von Willebrand factor (VWF), a multimeric protein that is required for platelet adhesion. It is known to affect several ...

  4. List of hematologic conditions - Wikipedia

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    Chorea-acanthocytosis (ChAc)(also known as Levine-Critchley syndrome, acanthocytosis with neurologic disorder, neuroacanthocytosis, and choreoacanthocytosis) [53] is a rare hereditary disease caused by a mutation of the gene that directs structural proteins in red blood cells. It belongs to a group of four diseases characterized as ...

  5. More cases of rare blood clots, but regulator says benefits ...

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    Overall, rare blood clots occurred in 93 women and 75 men aged between 18 and 93. Skip to main content. News. 24/7 help. For premium support please call: 800-290-4726 more ways to reach ...

  6. Woman Living with Ultra-Rare Disease Talks 'Reclaiming' Her ...

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    "The Mayo Clinic defines it as "a rare disorder found at birth involving problems in the development of certain blood vessels, soft tissues (such as skin and muscles), bones and sometimes the ...

  7. Hypodysfibrinogenemia - Wikipedia

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    The disorder can lead to very significant bleeding during even minor surgical procedures and women afflicted with the disorder often suffer significant bleeding during and after giving child birth, higher rates of miscarriages, and menorrhagia, i.e. abnormally heavy bleeding during the menstrual period.

  8. List of fibrinogen disorders - Wikipedia

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    The incorrectly glycosalated fibrinogen is dysfunctional and may cause pathological episodes of bleeding and/or blood clotting. [5] Congenital hypodysfibrinogenemia, an inherited disorder in which low levels of fibrinogen composed at least in part of a dysfunctional fibrinogen may cause pathological episodes of bleeding or blood clotting. [6]

  9. Hypoprothrombinemia - Wikipedia

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    Hypoprothrombinemia is a rare blood disorder in which a deficiency in immunoreactive prothrombin (Factor II), produced in the liver, results in an impaired blood clotting reaction, leading to an increased physiological risk for spontaneous bleeding.