Rare and inherited bleeding disorders

What are fibrinogen disorders?

This patient handbook contains basic information about the inheritance, diagnosis, symptoms and management of fibrinogen disorders, including afibrinogenemia, hypofibrinogenemia, dysfibrinogenemia and hypodysfibrinogenemia. This publication was created in collaboration with the International Fibrinogen Physician and Patients Association. The WFH does not engage in the practice of medicine and under no circumstances recommends particular treatment for specific […]

What are Rare Clotting Factor Deficiencies?

Also Available In: Japanese This resource has also been translated into the following languages, with permission from the WFH, by NMOs: Traditional Chinese This patient handbook contains basic information about the inheritance, diagnosis, symptoms and management of rare coagulation factor deficiencies.

What are Inherited Platelet Function Disorders?

This patient handbook contains basic information about the inheritance, diagnosis, symptoms and management of inherited platelet function disorders, including Bernard-Soulier syndrome, Glanzmann Thrombasthenia, and platelet granule disorders.

Medical sessions | WFH World Congress 2022

In these sessions from the WFH 2022 World Congress, David Lillicrap, Len Valentino, Sophie Susen, Mrinal Gounder, Rebecca Kruse-Jarres, Christine Mrakotsky, Roger Schutgens, Dan Hart, Margaret Rand, Karina Meijer Waander van Heerde, Keith Gomez, Emna Gouider, Charles Nakar, Brian R. Long, Tiago Lopes, Claire Pouplard, Radek Kaczmarek, Johnny Mahlangu, Steve Pipe, K. Rajender Reddy, Pratima […]

FXI Deficiency: Genotype, Phenotype and Management

In the Monday afternoon session entitled Rare Bleeding Disorders, Gillian Gidley reviews the genotypes and phenotypes associated with FXI deficiency, shows data on different diagnostic assays, and covers recommendations for management of patients with FXI deficiency.

Introduction to Bleeding Disorders

Adapted from: Global NMO Training 2016 plenary presentation by Glenn PierceReviewed by: Glenn PierceEdited by: Georghia Michael This first eLearning module of the Treatment Products program explains how blood clots, how  clotting factors work together in the coagulation cascade, what goes wrong in the case of factor deficiency, and how factor replacement therapy works by […]

Factor FXIII Deficiency

In the Wednesday morning  session on rare and ultra-rare bleeding disorders, Diane Nugent presents work on FXIII deficiency.

Genomics of Platelet Disorders

In the Wednesday morning medical plenary session, Andrew Mumford presents an overview of the genomics of platelet disorders.

Factor VII: From fundamental to bedside

In the Wednesday morning session on rare and ultra-rare bleeding disorders, Jean-François Schved discusses FVII deficiency, one of the more frequent rare bleeding disorders, from the fundamentals to the bedside.

What are Rare Clotting Factor Deficiencies? – Japanese

Also Available In: English, Spanish, French, Arabic, Russian, Simplified Chinese This resource has also been translated into the following languages, with permission from the WFH, by NMOs: Traditional Chinese この患者向けハンドブックには、稀な凝固因子欠乏症の遺伝特性、診断、症状、管理についての基本情報が記載されています。

Platelet Function Disorders

This resource has also been translated into the following languages, with permission from the WFH, by NMOs: Russian A discussion of platelet physiology and the mechanisms of platelet activation as pertains to the diagnosis and management of platelet function disorders.