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Low platelet alpha2beta1 levels in type I von Willebrand disease correlate with impaired platelet function in a high shear stress system.
Blood - 1 Jun 1999
Di Paola J, Federici A B, Mannucci P M, Canciani M T, Kritzik M, Kunicki T J, Nugent D
Abstract excerpt
Platelet adhesion to collagen-coated surfaces in whole blood under flow conditions is mediated by both von Willebrand factor (vWF)-dependent recruitment of the platelet glycoprotein Ib-IX receptor complex and collagen interaction with the integrin alpha2beta1. In type 1 von Willebrand disease (vWD), platelet adhesive functions are impaired due to the decrease in vWF levels in plasma and platelets. There are at...
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