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Glanzmann's Thrombasthenia
Background
Glanzmann's thrombasthenia (GT) is a rare genetic bleeding disorder affecting the small cell fragments in the blood called platelets. Platelets are important because after injury they are the first blood components to form the plug which stops bleeding (the haemostatic plug).