Blood Disorders
Descriptions of problems with the things that make up blood, such as red blood cells, white cells, platelets, plasma, and enzymes that control what the blood does. Links to sites offering information and support.
Aplastic Anemia & MDS International Foundation, Inc
Offers services, educational materials, FAQs, research studies, and news.
Offers services, educational materials, FAQs, research studies, and news.
Blackfan Diamond Anemia
Article describes the disorder, its symptoms, diagnosis, symptoms, and treatment. From the About.com Guide to Rare/Orphan Diseases.
Article describes the disorder, its symptoms, diagnosis, symptoms, and treatment. From the About.com Guide to Rare/Orphan Diseases.
Fanconi Anemia
"Crossing the Line in Baby-Making?" looks at a family who selected an embryo and had a baby specifically for his ability to donate bone marrow to his older sister with Fanconi anemia. Describes symptoms, diagnosis, and treatment of Fanconi anemia. From the About.com Guide to Rare/Orphan Diseases.
"Crossing the Line in Baby-Making?" looks at a family who selected an embryo and had a baby specifically for his ability to donate bone marrow to his older sister with Fanconi anemia. Describes symptoms, diagnosis, and treatment of Fanconi anemia. From the About.com Guide to Rare/Orphan Diseases.
Christmas Disease and Hemophilia
Christmas disease is a form of hemophilia named after the 10-year-old boy with the disease whom researchers studied in 1952 in Oxford, England. Learn about the long history of hemophilia and the different types in this article. From the About.com Guide to Rare/Orphan Diseases.
Christmas disease is a form of hemophilia named after the 10-year-old boy with the disease whom researchers studied in 1952 in Oxford, England. Learn about the long history of hemophilia and the different types in this article. From the About.com Guide to Rare/Orphan Diseases.
Myelodysplastic Syndrome
Article describes myelodysplastic sydrome (MDS), its symptoms, diagnosis, and treatment.
Article describes myelodysplastic sydrome (MDS), its symptoms, diagnosis, and treatment.
Paroxysmal Nocturnal Hemoglobinuria
Article describes paroxysmal nocturnal hemoglobinuria, its symptoms, diagnosis, treatment, and ongoing research.
Article describes paroxysmal nocturnal hemoglobinuria, its symptoms, diagnosis, treatment, and ongoing research.
POEMS Syndrome
Information about POEMS syndrome, its symptoms, diagnosis, and treatment.
Information about POEMS syndrome, its symptoms, diagnosis, and treatment.
Sickle Cell Anemia
This article explains sickle cell anemia, its diagnosis, and standard treatments. From the About.com Guide to Rare/Orphan Diseases.
This article explains sickle cell anemia, its diagnosis, and standard treatments. From the About.com Guide to Rare/Orphan Diseases.
Treatments for Sickle Cell Anemia
Learn about medications now on the market, those in development, and the directions for future research about sickle cell anemia. (Second of two, from the About.com Guide to Rare/Orphan Diseases.)
Learn about medications now on the market, those in development, and the directions for future research about sickle cell anemia. (Second of two, from the About.com Guide to Rare/Orphan Diseases.)
Thalassemia
Article looks at the thalassemia disorders, their symptoms, diagnosis, and research for new treatments. From the About.com Guide to Rare/Orphan Diseases.
Article looks at the thalassemia disorders, their symptoms, diagnosis, and research for new treatments. From the About.com Guide to Rare/Orphan Diseases.
NHF: von Willebrand Disease
Information on the disorder from the National Hemophilia Foundation.
Information on the disorder from the National Hemophilia Foundation.