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Start free with EleplanVon Willebrand disease type 2B
ORPHA:166087Clinical subtype
What it is
A subtype of type 2 von Willebrand disease characterized by a bleeding disorder associated with increased affinity of the Willebrand factor (VWF) for platelets leading to rapid clearance of both the platelets (increasing the risk of thrombocytopenia) and VWF from the plasma. The disease manifests as mucocutaneous bleeding (menorrhagia, epistaxis, gastrointestinal hemorrhage, etc.).
Key facts
- Inheritance
- Autosomal dominant
- Classified as
- Clinical subtype
Recorded for the broader condition
- Prevalence
- 1-9 / 1 000 000Von Willebrand disease type 2
- Age of onset
- All agesVon Willebrand disease type 2
Orphanet records these for the broader condition rather than for this specific form. They are a starting point, not a figure for this subtype — subtypes often differ, and some are defined by being rarer than the condition they sit under.
Gene
ICD-10 codes
ICD-10 has no distinct code for most rare diseases, so many are filed under the nearest available one. A shared code identifies the group, not this disease — the ORPHAcode above is what identifies it.
Related health topics
Reached through the ICD-10 categories this disease is filed under, so these describe the broader group rather than this disease specifically.
Cross-references
Orphadata Science: Free access data from Orphanet. © INSERM 1999. Data version 2026-06-23. Available under CC BY 4.0. This is a reference, not medical advice.
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