Fetal and neonatal alloimmune thrombocytopenia: A rare, potentially life-threatening disorder where the mother's blood platelets are incompatible with that of the fetus and the mother's antibodies cross the placenta and destroy fetal platelets. More detailed information about the symptoms, causes, and treatments of Fetal and neonatal alloimmune thrombocytopenia is available below.
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Ophanet, a consortium of European partners,
currently defines a condition rare when it affects 1 person per 2,000.
They list Fetal and neonatal alloimmune thrombocytopenia as a "rare disease".
Source - Orphanet
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