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• Hemoglobinopathies are a group of inherited blood disorders—likesickle cell disease and thalassemia—that affect millions of people around the world.
• CDC monitors hemoglobinopathies to find out how many people have these disorders and how they affect health over time.
• Health departments and healthcare facilities can use new guidance[PDF-3.6 MB] from CDC and the Association of Public Health Laboratories to design or improve their hemoglobinopathy screening programs.
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• VENOUS THROMBOEMBOLISM (BLOOD CLOTS)

  Blood clot in a deep vein.

• HEMOPHILIA

  Blood does not clot properly.

• HEREDITARY HEMORRHAGIC TELANGIECTASIA (HHT)

  Blood vessels do not develop properly.

• SICKLE CELL DISEASE

  Red blood cells become hard, sticky, and shaped like a C.
  
  

• THALASSEMIA

  Red blood cell disorder that affects hemoglobin.

• VON WILLEBRAND DISEASE

  Blood does not clot properly.

• WOMEN

  Bleeding disorders affecting women.

• VITAMIN K DEFICIENCY BLEEDING

  Bleeding disorders affecting infants.