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Type 2B von Willebrand's disease in thirteen individuals from five unrelated Australian families: phenotype and genotype correlations.
American journal of hematology - 1 Apr 2000
Facey D A, Favaloro E J, Maxwell E, Baker R, Hertzberg M S
Abstract excerpt
Type 2B von Willebrand's disease (VWD) is due to a qualitative defect in von Willebrand factor (VWF) in which there is an increased affinity for the platelet glycoprotein Ib-IX-V receptor complex. Spontaneous binding of type 2B VWF to platelets and subsequent clearance from the plasma is thought to account for the characteristic phenotype of type 2B VWD. These gain-of-function mutations are due to single amino...
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