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Dysfibrinogenemia

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Can dysfibrinogenemia go away as you get older? After a recent blood test, I was told I no longer have this rare blood disease.
Congenital dysfibrinogenemia, the inherited form caused by mutations in specific genes, is present from birth and throughout life, even though a person may not have symptoms.

Acquired dysfibrinogenemia may be due to a number of conditions, including liver disease (such as cirrhosis, hepatitis, or liver tumors); renal carcinoma (kidney cancer); isotretinoin therapy; and biliary obstruction. In these cases, the abnormal fibrinogen may disappear with treatment of the underlying condition, or may disappear spontaneously (on its own).[1]
Last updated: 7/14/2016

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  1. Caroline Bérubé. Disorders of fibrinogen. UpToDate. Waltham, MA: UpToDate; June, 2016;