Storage pool platelet disease: A rare disorder where blood platelet defects cause bleeding problems as the platelets are unable to function normally in the blood clotting process. More detailed information about the symptoms, causes, and treatments of Storage pool platelet disease is available below.
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Prognosis for Storage pool platelet disease: fair
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Storage pool platelet disease is listed as a "rare disease" by the Office of
Rare Diseases (ORD) of the National Institutes of Health
(NIH). This means that Storage pool platelet disease, or a subtype of Storage pool platelet disease,
affects less than 200,000 people in the US population.
Source - National Institutes of Health (NIH)
Ophanet, a consortium of European partners,
currently defines a condition rare when it affects 1 person per 2,000.
They list Storage pool platelet disease as a "rare disease".
Source - Orphanet
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