Abstract
Thirty-four cases of inherited bleeding disorders are reported. All are Saudi patients from the Eastern Province of Saudi Arabia. There were 15 haemophiliacs, 1 factor VII deficiency, 1 factor X deficiency, 12 Glanzmann's thrombasthenia, and 5 unidentified platelet function disorders. Consanguinity was common among the families of these patients. Different age groups were affected and the severity of bleeding varied in the different conditions reported.
MeSH terms
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Adenosine Diphosphate
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Adolescent
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Adult
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Arachidonic Acid
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Arachidonic Acids
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Blood Coagulation Disorders / epidemiology
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Blood Coagulation Disorders / genetics*
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Blood Platelet Disorders / epidemiology
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Blood Platelet Disorders / genetics*
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Child
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Child, Preschool
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Collagen
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Consanguinity
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Epinephrine
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Female
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Humans
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Infant
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Male
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Platelet Aggregation / drug effects
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Ristocetin
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Saudi Arabia
Substances
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Arachidonic Acids
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Ristocetin
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Arachidonic Acid
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Adenosine Diphosphate
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Collagen
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Epinephrine