Irish Haemophilia Society

Representing people living with haemophilia, von Willebrand’s and other inherited bleeding disorders

Irish Haemophilia Society

Representing people living with haemophilia, von Willebrand’s and other inherited bleeding disorders

von Willebrands Disorder – Inheritance

von Willebrand Disorder (vWD) is passed on from parents to their children through an abnormal gene. Unlike haemophilia (which is passed on by women and only affects men), vWD affects both women and men, and can be passed on from either the mother or father.