Platelets in active immune thrombocytopenia (ITP) have unique changes in genetic activity that make them more activated than platelets…
Articles by Margarida Maia, PhD
When a 55-year-old man developed sudden kidney failure, doctors discovered a rare blood-clotting disorder hiding behind a highly unusual genetic…
A 26-year-old woman who arrived at a hospital with lupus and severe thrombocytopenia (very low numbers of blood-clotting platelets) was…
A 96-year-old woman with inherited type 2A von Willebrand disease and previously mild symptoms experienced a sudden worsening of…
Adding Cablivi (caplacizumab-yhdp) to standard treatment for immune-mediated thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura (iTTP) may help protect the brain by repairing…
A newborn boy with unusual bleeding symptoms was diagnosed with a rare form of von Willebrand disease (VWD) linked…
Women with von Willebrand disease (VWD) and hemophilia carriers may have slower recovery in some areas after childbirth,…
A woman with an extremely rare combination of three autoimmune diseases — immune thrombocytopenia (ITP), autoimmune hemolytic anemia (AIHA), and…
Adults with immune thrombocytopenia (ITP) may be at risk of developing blood clots, and prompt control of the disease…
The many types of von Willebrand disease may be much more common globally than previously thought, a large study…