What is Von Willebrand disease?
What is Von Willebrand disease?
- Von Willebrand disease: A rare inherited blood coagulation disorder characterized by a deficiency or defect in plasma protein called the von Willebrand factor which leads to bleeding problems.
Von Willebrand disease is listed as a "rare disease" by the Office of
Rare Diseases (ORD) of the National Institutes of Health
(NIH). This means that Von Willebrand disease, or a subtype of Von Willebrand disease,
affects less than 200,000 people in the US population.
Source - National Institutes of Health (NIH)
Ophanet, a consortium of European partners,
currently defines a condition rare when it affects 1 person per 2,000.
They list Von Willebrand disease as a "rare disease".
Source - Orphanet
Von Willebrand disease: Introduction
Types of Von Willebrand disease:
Broader types of Von Willebrand disease:
How many people get Von Willebrand disease?
Prevalance of Von Willebrand disease: estimated 3 million mostly undiagnosed
Prevalance Rate of Von Willebrand disease: approx 1 in 90 or 1.10% or 3 million people in USA [about data]
Undiagnosed prevalence of Von Willebrand disease: estimated 1 million undiagnosed US women with Von Willebrand disease
Undiagnosed prevalence rate of Von Willebrand disease:
approx 1 in 272 or 0.37% or 1 million people in USA [about data]
Who gets Von Willebrand disease?
Gender Profile for Von Willebrand disease: affects men and women equally
How serious is Von Willebrand disease?
Prognosis of Von Willebrand disease: Can be treated effectively with medication.
Complications of Von Willebrand disease:
see complications of Von Willebrand disease
What causes Von Willebrand disease?
Causes of Von Willebrand disease: see causes of Von Willebrand disease
Risk factors for Von Willebrand disease:
see
risk factors for Von Willebrand disease
What are the symptoms of Von Willebrand disease?
Symptoms of Von Willebrand disease:
see symptoms of Von Willebrand disease
Complications of Von Willebrand disease:
see complications of Von Willebrand disease
Can anyone else get Von Willebrand disease?
Contagion of genetic conditions:
generally not; see details in contagion of genetic diseases.
Inheritance:
see inheritance of Von Willebrand disease
Inheritance of genetic conditions: see details in inheritance of genetic diseases.
Von Willebrand disease: Testing
Diagnostic testing: see tests for Von Willebrand disease.
Misdiagnosis: see misdiagnosis and Von Willebrand disease.
How is it treated?
Treatments for Von Willebrand disease:
see treatments for Von Willebrand disease
Prevention of Von Willebrand disease:
see prevention of Von Willebrand disease
Research for Von Willebrand disease:
see research for Von Willebrand disease
Organs Affected by Von Willebrand disease:
Organs and body systems related to Von Willebrand disease include:
Name and Aliases of Von Willebrand disease
Main name of condition: Von Willebrand disease
Class of Condition for Von Willebrand disease: genetic
Other names or spellings for Von Willebrand disease:
VWD, Von willebrand factor, deficiency, Willebrand disease
VWD, Von willebrand factor, deficiency
Source - Office of Rare Diseases (ORD) of the National Institutes of Health (NIH)
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