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Results 1 - 10 of 57 for platelets
  1. Gray platelet syndrome 
    Gray platelet syndrome is a bleeding disorder associated with abnormal platelets, which are small blood cells involved in blood clotting. People with this ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/genetics/condition/gray-platelet-syndrome - Genetics
  2. Bernard-Soulier syndrome 
    ... syndrome is a bleeding disorder associated with abnormal platelets, which are blood cells involved in blood clotting. In affected individuals, platelets are unusually large and fewer in number than ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/genetics/condition/bernard-soulier-syndrome - Genetics
  3. Glanzmann thrombasthenia 
    ... This protein is abundant on the surface of platelets. Platelets are small cells that circulate in blood and ... blood clots. During clot formation, integrin αIIbβ3 helps platelets bind together. Blood clots protect the body after ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/genetics/condition/glanzmann-thrombasthenia - Genetics
  4. Glycoprotein VI deficiency 
    ... in the outer membrane of blood cells called platelets, which are an essential component of blood clots. ... binding of GPVI to collagen also signals additional platelets to come together to increase the size of ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/.../condition/glycoprotein-vi-deficiency - Genetics
  5. Immune thrombocytopenia 
    ... which is a shortage of blood cells called platelets that are needed for normal blood clotting.Affected ... can be life-threatening. A greater reduction in platelet numbers is often associated with more frequent bleeding ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/genetics/condition/immune-thrombocytopenia - Genetics
  6. Essential thrombocythemia 
    ... a condition characterized by an increased number of platelets (thrombocythemia). Platelets (thrombocytes) are blood cells involved in blood clotting. ... symptoms, others develop problems associated with the excess platelets.Abnormal blood clotting (thrombosis) is common in people ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/genetics/condition/essential-thrombocythemia - Genetics
  7. Hermansky-Pudlak syndrome 
    ... in pigment-producing cells (melanocytes), blood-clotting cells (platelets), and lung cells.Mutations in the genes associated ... are caused by the absence of LROs within platelets, which affects the ability of platelets to stick ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/genetics/condition/hermansky-pudlak-syndrome - Genetics
  8. Thrombocytopenia-absent radius syndrome 
    ... shortage (deficiency) of blood cells involved in clotting (platelets). This platelet deficiency (thrombocytopenia) usually appears during infancy and becomes ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/.../thrombocytopenia-absent-radius-syndrome - Genetics
  9. Chediak-Higashi syndrome 
    ... abnormal lysosome-like structures inside blood cells called platelets underlie the abnormal bruising and bleeding seen in ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/genetics/condition/chediak-higashi-syndrome - Genetics
  10. Von Willebrand disease 
    Von Willebrand disease is a bleeding disorder that slows the blood clotting process, causing prolonged bleeding after an injury. People with this condition ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/genetics/condition/von-willebrand-disease - Genetics
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