Researching into sticky blood
Researching into sticky blood

Dr Laura Bertolaccini
The Louise Gergel Fellow
Professor Hughes at 11 Downing Street explaining some of the main symptoms of Sticky blood and advances in treatment to the Chancellor of the Exchequer.
July 21st 2011.
BBC News Report on Tuesday, 23 February 2010
A British doctor is claiming that a test which costs just a few pounds, could prevent many miscarriages and save hundreds of lives.
Professor Graham Hughes, the man who discovered Hughes syndrome otherwise known as "sticky blood", is calling for more testing on the NHS.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/em/fr/-/1/hi/health/8529912.stm
Hughes Syndrome

• One in 5 of all strokes in people under 40
• A quarter of all people with multiple miscarriages
• 20% of sufferers of DVTs ("economy class syndrome")
Although this illness is starting to be more widely recognised and many sufferers can now be treated, there has been little research into its cause or its occurrence in the wider population. For more information on Hughes Syndrome click here.
The goal of the Louise Gergel Fellowship is to help finance research into Hughes Syndrome at St Thomas' Hospital in London, England. We also aim to raise awareness of the disease.
Any help you can give us would be gratefully received.
Louise Gergel


Phone: 020 7188 8217
Email: info@lgfellowship.org
Charity Number: 1138116
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Professor Graham Hughes at the LGF launch