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Genotype at the secretor blood group locus is a determinant of plasma von Willebrand factor level.
British journal of haematology - 1 Feb 2002
O'Donnell James, Boulton Frank E, Manning Richard A, Laffan Michael A
Abstract excerpt
Previous reports on the effect of Secretor and Lewis blood groups on plasma factor VIII-von Willebrand factor (FVIII-VWF) levels have produced conflicting findings. To determine whether either or both loci can influence plasma FVIII-VWF complex levels, we studied the relationship between Secretor and Lewis genotypes, determined definitively using polymerase chain reaction-restriction fragment length polymorphism...
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