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Von Willebrand Disease: Types, Causes, and Symptoms

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low platelets after giving birth :: Article Creator Understanding Pregnancy-Induced Thrombocytopenia Pregnancy-induced thrombocytopenia is a blood condition that occurs during pregnancy and reduces the amount of oxygen your blood can carry. It's due to increased fluid from pregnancy. Thrombocytopenia is a condition that can happen to anyone. People with thrombocytopenia have a low platelet count, which can keep your blood from clotting and increase your chance of dangerous bleeding. Mild thrombocytopenia happens in about 12% of pregnancies and is the primary cause of low platelet counts during pregnancy. It's unclear how often thrombocytopenia in pregnancy is actually pregnancy-induced. This article will look at pregnancy-induced thrombocytopenia, how doctors treat it, and whether it can affect the health of the fetus. Learn more about thrombocytopenia. Pregnancy-induced thrombocytopenia is a blood condition. In any...

Molecular testing for Fragile X Syndrome: Lessons learned from 119,232 tests performed in a clinical laboratory ...

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congenital coagulation factor deficiency :: Article Creator TiumBio Submits CTA For Phase 1b Clinical Trial Of TU7710, A Long-acting Recombinant Activated Factor VII, In Hemophilia A Or B Patients TU7710 has the potential to be a highly effective and long-acting treatment for bleeding episodes as well as for preventing bleeding during surgery or invasive procedures in hemophilia patients with inhibitors Interim results from an ongoing Phase 1a study in healthy male volunteers will be presented at International Society on Thrombosis and Haemostasis (ISTH) 2024 Congress BOSTON and SEONGNAM, South Korea, March 26, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- TiumBio Co., Ltd. (Kosdaq: 321550), a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company focused on discovering and developing innovative therapeutics for patients with rare and incurable diseases, has announced the filing of a Clinical Trial Application (CTA) with the Italian Medicines Agency (AIFA) and the Spanish Age...

Male-to-male transmission of X-linked Alport syndrome in a boy with a 47,XXY karyotype | European Journal of Human ...

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rare blood diseases :: Article Creator Pursuing Scientific Curiosity To Strengthen The Rare Blood Disorder Community Your browser is not supportedusatoday.Com usatoday.Com wants to ensure the best experience for all of our readers, so we built our site to take advantage of the latest technology, making it faster and easier to use. Unfortunately, your browser is not supported. Please download one of these browsers for the best experience on usatoday.Com FDA Approves Merck's New Drug For A Rare Lung Disease Pulmonary arterial hyptertension disproportionately impacts women of color, though its ultimate cause is still a mystery. getty Nearly 40,000 Americans are known to suffer from pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH), a disease that causes the blood vessels in their lungs to progressively shrink, increasing both blood pressure and the risk of heart failure. Around 500 to 1,000 new cases are diagnosed every year, with the average...

Hemophilia: Could Meghan Markle's Children Have This 'Royal' Disease?

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edwards syndrome is caused by :: Article Creator What Is Trisomy 18? Trisomy 18 is a condition caused by a problem in your chromosomes. It's also called Edwards syndrome, after the doctor who first described it. Chromosomes are the threadlike structures in cells that hold genes. Genes carry the instructions needed to make every part of a baby's body. Trisomy 18 is a condition where you have three copies of chromosome 18 in your body's cells instead of two. (Photo Credit: KATERYNA KON/Science Source) When an egg and sperm join and form an embryo, their chromosomes combine. Each baby gets 23 chromosomes from the mother's egg and 23 chromosomes from the father's sperm – 46 in total. Sometimes the mother's egg or the father's sperm contains the wrong number of chromosomes. As the egg and sperm combine, this mistake is passed on to the baby. A "trisomy" means that the baby has an extra chromosome in...

The evolving role of genetic tests in reproductive medicine - Journal of Translational Medicine

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type 2m vwd :: Article Creator A Guide To Healthy Low Carb Eating With Diabetes Diabetes is a chronic disease that affects many people around the globe. Currently, more than 500 million people have diabetes worldwide (1). Although diabetes is a complicated disease, maintaining good blood sugar levels can significantly reduce the risk of complications (2, 3). One of the ways to achieve better blood sugar levels is to follow a very low carb diet, in which less than 10% of your total calories come from carbohydrates (4). This article provides a detailed overview of very low carb diets for managing diabetes. With diabetes, the body can't effectively process carbohydrates. Usually, when you eat carbs, they're broken down into small units of glucose, which are absorbed into the bloodstream. When blood sugar rises, the pancreas responds by producing the hormone insulin. This hormone allows blood sugar to enter cells. In pe...