title: Inherited bleeding disorders in the Eastern Province of Saudi Arabia.
abstract: Thirty-four cases of inherited bleeding disorders are reported. All are Saudi patients from the Eastern Province of Saudi Arabia. There were 15 haemophiliacs, 1 factor VII deficiency, 1 factor X deficiency, 12 Glanzmann's thrombasthenia, and 5 unidentified platelet function disorders. Consanguinity was common among the families of these patients. Different age groups were affected and the severity of bleeding varied in the different conditions reported.
mesh_terms: D000244:Adenosine Diphosphate; D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D016718:Arachidonic Acid; D001095:Arachidonic Acids; D001778:Blood Coagulation Disorders / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000235:genetics*; D001791:Blood Platelet Disorders / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000235:genetics*; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003094:Collagen; D003241:Consanguinity; D004837:Epinephrine; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D010974:Platelet Aggregation / Q000187:drug effects; D012310:Ristocetin; D012529:Saudi Arabia
chemical_list: D001095:Arachidonic Acids; D012310:Ristocetin; D016718:Arachidonic Acid; D000244:Adenosine Diphosphate; D003094:Collagen; D004837:Epinephrine