Congenital Afibrinogenemia: A rare disorder involving the inability to make fibrinogen which is essential for the process of blood clotting. More detailed information about the symptoms, causes, and treatments of Congenital Afibrinogenemia is available below.
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A rare congenital disorder of blood coagulation in which no fibrinogen is found in the blood plasma - (Source - WordNet 2.1)
Congenital Afibrinogenemia is listed as a "rare disease" by the Office of
Rare Diseases (ORD) of the National Institutes of Health
(NIH). This means that Congenital Afibrinogenemia, or a subtype of Congenital Afibrinogenemia,
affects less than 200,000 people in the US population.
Source - National Institutes of Health (NIH)
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