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Top 10 rare hematological diseases
Measured by: prevalence
Disease | Est US Prevalence | Inheritance | Age of onset |
---|---|---|---|
Diffuse B-cell lymphoma | 141,900 (annual incidence 18,000) | ||
Follicular lymphoma | 122,100 (annual incidence 8,900) | ||
Essential thrombocythemia | 71,000-90,000 | ||
Polycythemia vera | 65,000-81,000 | ![]() | |
Immune thrombocytopenic purpura (ITP) | 41,580-77,880 | ![]() | |
Buerger disease | 41,500-66,000 | ![]() | |
Hereditary hemorrhagic telangiectasia | 30,000-60,000 | ||
Hemophilia A | 22,100-33,000 | ||
AL Amyloidosis | 14,000-19,000 | ![]() | |
Von Willebrand disease (Symptomatic) | 7,600-37,300 | ![]() |