Disease or Syndrome
dysfibrinogenemia
Definitions related to dysfibrinogenemia:
  • A coagulation disorder caused by abnormalities in fibrin that result in defective clot formation. This disorder may be inherited or acquired.
    NCI
    U.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
  • Qualitatively abnormal fibrinogen.
    Human Phenotype Ontology (HPO)
    The Human Phenotype Ontology Project, 2025
  • Congenital dysfibrinogenemia is a term used to describe a relatively rare condition wherein an inherited abnormality in the fibrin molecule results in defective fibrin clot formation. The complications associated with abnormal clot formation range from asymptomatic to life threatening.
    Medscape
    WebMD, 2025
  • Dysfibrinogenemia is a coagulation (clotting) disorder characterized by having an abnormal form of fibrinogen. Fibrinogen is a protein produced by the liver which helps control bleeding by helping blood clots to form. Having abnormal fibrinogen results in defective clot formation and can cause an increased or decreased ability to clot....
    NIH Genetic and Rare Diseases
    National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences
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