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BLEEDING DISORDERS IN TEXAS

Hemophilia A affects 1 in 5,000 male births. About 400 babies are born with hemophilia A each year. as many as 33,000 males in the United States are living with the disorder. 1261 patients with hemophilia or other bleeding disorders were seen at federally funded hemophilia treatment centers (HTCs) in Texas. Calculations based on HTC data resulted in estimated prevalence rates of 8.9 and 2.1/100,000 male population for hemophilia A and B, respectively. Prevalence estimates based on hospital discharge data yielded rates of 12.3 and 2.9/100,000 males for hemophilia A and B, respectively. the median age at diagnosis is 36 months for people with mild hemophilia, 8 months for those with moderate hemophilia, and 1 month for those with severe hemophilia.

Texas Patients With Bleeding Disorders

von Willebrand
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Hemophilia A
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Hemophilia B
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Data based on 2021 US Census, 2021 Hemophilia Data Set (HDS), and CDC’s Hemophilia Surveillance Program

The Lone Star Bleeding Disorders Foundation provides programming and educational events for the hemophilia and vonWillebrand bleeding disorders community of South Texas.