Hemophilia and Von Willebrand disease (VWD) are common hereditary bleeding disorders, affecting around 200,000 and 80,000 people globally, respectively.
A study in Najaf, Iraq, aimed to assess the prevalence and trends of hemophilia, using patient data from 2011-2021.
It found that severe hemophilia A was the most common type in Najaf, with an increase in cases from 2011-2013 and a notable rise in recent years, likely linked to consanguineous marriages in the region.