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Inconsistency of association between type 1 von Willebrand disease phenotype and genotype in families identified in an epidemiological investigation.
Thrombosis and haemostasis - 1 Sept 1999
Castaman G, Eikenboom J C, Bertina R M, Rodeghiero F
Abstract excerpt
In a previous epidemiological investigation among schoolchildren of Northern Italy, a conservative 1% prevalence of type 1 von Willebrand disease (VWD) was found. Diagnosis was based on a positive family history and low von Willebrand factor (VWF) ristocetin cofactor activity. To investigate whether the type 1 VWD phenotype as detected by our original methodology cosegregates with one or more specific alleles of...
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