- New research suggests that fetal hemostasis is distinct and that impairment of angiogenesis rather than thrombocytopenia likely causes FNAIT-associated ICH. Additionally, results indicate that maternal IVIG therapy can effectively prevent this devastating disorder. Maternal anti-platelet β3 integrins impair angiogenesis and cause intracranial hemorrhage
- Many women diagnosed with NAIT suffer multiple miscarriage. This is the first study to investigate the pathophysiology between miscarriage and NAIT. From researchers in Toronto, Canada. Natural Killer Cells Contribute to Pathophysiology of Placenta Leading to Miscarriage in Fetal and Neonatal Alloimmune Thrombocytopenia
Hope for rare disease blood carriers PROFNAIT and how this project could save babies lives……. by Professor Jens KJeldsen-Kragh NAIT occurs when the platelet type in the pregnant mother is incompatible with that of her baby. As a result, the mother’s may produce antibodies that destroy the platelets of the feotus, compromising its ability ...
Read how Andrea Palmer and her daughter Senen age 7 have been affected by NAIT in the ‘Genetic disorders Campaign 2015’ featured in The Independent newspaper supplement on 18 September! http://www.healthawareness.co.uk/genetics/hope-for-rare-blood-disease-carriers-and-nait-case-study
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