Welcome to the Rare Classroom, a new series from Patient Worthy. Rare Classroom is designed for the curious reader who wants to get informed on some of the rarest, most…
In a news release from May 18, 2021, biopharmaceutical company Catalyst Biosciences, Inc. ("Catalyst") shared that the first patient was dosed in the Phase 1/2 MAA-202 clinical trial. During…
March is recognized each year as Bleeding Disorders Awareness Month, an event meant to help spread awareness about bleeding disorders among the general public and in the medical community. Bleeding…
Patient Worthy has recently begun a partnership with the Glanzmann's Research Foundation, a nonprofit patient organization dedicated to spreading awareness about Glanzmann's thrombasthenia and finding a cure. We spoke with…
Glanzmann's thrombasthenia (GT) is an inherited autosomal disorder that begins at birth. It causes prolonged or spontaneous bleeding and affects one out of one million people. Patients tend to bruise easily and…
Has anyone ever called you one in a million? You took it as a compliment, no doubt. Maybe you saw this as someone saying that you’re special, you’re unique, you’re…
To read our primer on Hemophilia, click here and to read our primer on von Willebrand click here. These next three bleeding disorders - grouped under the header "Platelet Disorders" -…
Glanzmann thrombasthenia is a bleeding disorder where the proteins that make up receptors on blood platelets are either missing or not working properly. This causes: Easy bruising Nose bleeds Bleeding…
So I do not think doctors actually say that Fibrinogen Defiency and Glanzmann Thrombasthenia are medically or scientifically cousins, but when I was reading about them I realized that they are…
Julia Smith was diagnosed with Glanzmann thrombasthenia (GT) at the tender young age of six months through a series of fortunate events. First, her mother Helen, noticed her infant bruised very…
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