Platelet Disorders
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Platelets are little pieces of blood cells. Platelets help wounds heal and prevent bleeding by forming blood clots. Your bone marrow makes platelets. Problems can result from having too few or too many platelets, or from platelets that do not work properly.
If your blood has a low number of platelets, you can be at risk for mild to serious bleeding. If your blood has too many platelets, you may have a higher risk of blood clots. With other platelet disorders, the platelets do not work as they should. For example, in von Willebrand Disease, the platelets cannot stick together or cannot attach to blood vessel walls. This can cause excessive bleeding.
Treatment of platelet disorders depends on the cause.
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Scientists discover genetic cause of Quebec Platelet Disorder
news-medical.net — “For some Canadians, any cut such as from dental work or surgery can cause days or more of bleeding. Although they are not hemophiliacs, for some an ordinary bruise can balloon into the size of an orange.” View full resource at news-medical.net
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Medical News: HTRS: Progress in Deciphering Platelet Disorder - in Meeting Coverage, HTRS from MedPage Today
medpagetoday.com — “CHICAGO -- The increased expression and storage of urokinase plasminogen activator (uPA) associated with Quebec platelet disorder is not limited to platelets and the bone marrow cells that produce the” View full resource at medpagetoday.com
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HTRS: Progress in Deciphering Platelet Disorder (CME/CE) http://ow.ly/177oC4
Genetic cause discovered for rare bleeding disorder
feeds.sciencedaily.com — “Hematologists have discovered the genetic cause of Quebec platelet disorder. They have gone on to develop a genetic test for the condition -- a major advance in diagnosing this serious and unusual bleeding problem.” View full resource at feeds.sciencedaily.com
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Genetic cause discovered for rare bleeding disorder
eurekalert.org — “A team led by McMaster University hematologist Dr. Catherine Hayward has discovered the genetic cause of Quebec platelet disorder. They have gone on to develop a genetic test for the condition -- a major advance in diagnosing this serious and unusual bleeding problem.” View full resource at eurekalert.org
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Alpha2-Plasmin Inhibitor Deficiency: eMedicine Hematology
emedicine.medscape.com — “Overview: Platelet disorders and inherited or acquired deficiencies of hemostatic factors (eg, factor VIII, factor IX, or von Willebrand factor [vWF]) lead to excessive bleeding, as is widely recognized. Widespread experience with the use of thrombolytic agents ...” View full resource at emedicine.medscape.com
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Thrombotic Thrombocytopenic Purpura: eMedicine Emergency Medicine
emedicine.medscape.com — “Overview: Thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura (TTP) is a rare life-threatening multisystem disorder that is considered a true medical hematological emergency. Moschcowitz first described TTP in 1924 when he observed that a 16-year-old girl had anemia, petechiae, and microscopic ...” View full resource at emedicine.medscape.com
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Thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura is a rare life-threatening disorder that is considered a true medical emergency. http://bit.ly/coXuJy
Gastro Medical News about Adenoma
mdlinx.com — “Norethisterone-induced hepatic adenomas can cause life-threatening bleeding in girls with inherited platelet disorders” View full resource at mdlinx.com
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Gray Platelet Syndrome: Elusive gene that makes platelets gray identified
sciencedaily.com — “Researchers have identified an elusive gene responsible for Gray Platelet Syndrome, an extremely rare blood disorder in which only about 50 known cases have been reported. As a result, it is hoped that future cases will be easier to diagnose with a DNA test.” View full resource at sciencedaily.com
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Platelet Monoamine Oxidase Activity and Aggressive Obsessions | Psychiatry
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Scientists look to create blood platelets from stem cells to study genetics of blood clotting disorders
news-medical.net — “Johns Hopkins scientists have launched a pioneering research program to create, for the first time, human platelet cells from stem cells in order to study inherited blood clotting abnormalities ranging from clots that cause heart attacks and stroke to bleeding disorders. The study is funded by a $9 million grant from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) as part of a nationwide initiative to examine how genetic variations cause heart, lung and blood diseases.” View full resource at news-medical.net
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Researchers identify elusive gene responsible for Grey Platelet Syndrome
news-medical.net — “Researchers have identified an elusive gene responsible for Grey Platelet Syndrome, an extremely rare blood disorder in which only about 50 known cases have been reported. As a result, it is hoped that future cases will be easier to diagnose with a DNA test.” View full resource at news-medical.net
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Amgen's Nplate® Maintains Platelet Counts For More Than Five Years In Adults With Chronic ITP
medicalnewstoday.com — “Amgen Inc. (Nasdaq: AMGN) announced the final results from a 5-year open-label extension study investigating the long-term efficacy and safety of Nplate® (romiplostim) in adult chronic immune” View full resource at medicalnewstoday.com
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Amgen's Nplate® Maintains Platelet Counts For More Than Five Years In Adults With Chronic ITP: http://me.lt/5AeA
Johns Hopkins Scientists Begin First-of-Its-Kind Research to Create Blood Platelets from Stem Cells to Study Genetics of Blood Clotting Disorders - 08/02/2011
hopkinsmedicine.org — “Johns Hopkins scientists have launched a pioneering research program to create, for the first time, human platelet cells from stem cells in order to study inherited blood clotting abnormalities ranging from clots that cause heart attacks and stroke to bleeding disorders. The study is funded by a $9 million grant from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) as part of a nationwide initiative to examine how genetic variations cause heart, lung and blood diseases.” View full resource at hopkinsmedicine.org
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Is It Ok to Have Rhinoplasty if Platelets Result is 428,000? Doctor Answers, Tips
realself.com — “428,000 is not too much above the normal range so I would normally not consider it a problem. Even normal platelet counts can be a problem if the...” View full resource at realself.com
Most Recently Shared on March 19, 2012 at 10:48 pm By:
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