Are all clotting problems inherited?
Although physicians are now able to determine the cause of excessive clotting in some patients and families, physicians are still not able to make this determination in all cases. This means that there is more to be understood about why some persons and families have thrombophilia (clotting problems). Genetic thrombophilia is an inherited abnormality that leads to an increased risk of thrombosis (clotting) throughout a person’s life. The most common of this family of inherited disorders is factor V Leiden. Please note that not all thrombosis is genetic; clotting disorders can also be acquired, meaning they may develop at any time without a genetic tendency.
