Congenital afibrinogenemia

Congenital afibrinogenemia
Definition
Congenital afibrinogenemia is a rare, inherited blood disorder in which the blood does not clot normally.

Congenital afibrinogenemia
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Congenital Afibrinogenemia is a rare disorder characterized by absence of a certain substance (protein) in the blood that is essential in the blood clotting (coagulation) process. This protein is known as fibrinogen or coagulation factor I.

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If the above lab tests suggest a fibrinogen disorder, then genotyping may be done to help confirm the diagnosis of congenital afibrinogenemia.

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