Working towards a cure, and providing hope and help for the present.
Glanzmann’s Research Foundation exists to provide information and support to patients, family, and healthcare providers affected by the rare inherited blood clotting disorder Glanzmann’s Thrombasthenia (GT).
We are a a 501(c)3 non-profit with the goal of funding research to find a cure.
Faces of GT
Jyll
Hi, my name is Jyll and I was born March 24, 1973 in Toledo, Ohio. I was so glad to have found this website through Kaytee, one of my GT sisters because I’m not alone anymore! When I was born my umbilical cord would not stop bleeding. After three weeks it was cauterized. I was…
Faces of GT
Vincenzo
Sono Anna e questa è la storia di Vincenzo un ragazzo GT , nato il 12 dicembre del 2005 a Napoli in Italia. Alla nascita dopo un lungo travaglio Vincenzo è nato con un parto naturale , senza complicazioni, presentava una grande ecchimosi alla schiena , petecchie in tutto il corpo , anche negli occhi…
Faces of GT
Cassandra Peel
Hi, everyone! I’m Cassandra, and I am very thankful to have found such an amazing community in the GT family. I was born and raised in Brooklyn, NY where I was diagnosed with Glanzmann’s Thrombasthenia at Weill Cornell Medical Center in 1988 at one year old. Since that time, I have been managed closely by…
In the News
Rare Across America
Join us for Rare Across America this February and March to meet your new and re-elected legislators, share your story, and make rare diseases a priority in the 117th Congress. Haz clic aquí para obtener información en español y para registrarte. WHEN February 22 – March 5, 2021 (Virtual Congressional meetings on March 3rd and…