Glanzmann Thrombasthenia

Synonyms

• Diacyclothrombopathia IIb-IIIa
• Glanzmann Disease
• Glanzmann Thrombasthenia
• Glanzmann Thrombasthenia, Type A
• Glanzmann-Naegeli Syndrome
• Glycoprotein Complex IIb/IIIa, Deficiency of
• GP IIb-IIIa Complex, Deficiency of
• GTA
• Platelet Fibrinogen Receptor Deficiency
• Thrombasthenia
• Thrombasthenia of Glanzmann and Naegeli

Disorder Subdivisions

• None

General Discussion

Glanzmann thrombasthenia (GT) is a rare inherited blood clotting (coagulation) disorder characterized by the impaired function of specialized red blood cells (platelets) that are essential for proper blood clotting. Symptoms of this disorder may include abnormal bleeding and/or hemorrhage. The symptoms are not progressive, however, prolonged untreated or unsuccessfully treated hemorrhaging associated with Glanzmann thrombasthenia may be life threatening.

Resources

March of Dimes Birth Defects Foundation
1275 Mamaroneck Avenue
White Plains, NY 10605
Tel: (914)428-7100
Fax: (914)997-4763
Tel: (888)663-4637
Email: Askus@marchofdimes.com
Internet: http://www.marchofdimes.com

NIH/National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute Information Center
P.O. Box 30105
Bethesda, MD 20824-0105
Tel: (301)592-8573
Fax: (301)251-1223
Email: nhlbiinfo@rover.nhlbi.nih.gov

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Last Updated: 8/17/2007
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