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Advances in the genetics and treatment of von Willebrand disease.
Current opinion in pediatrics - 1 Feb 2002
Federici Augusto B, Mannucci Pier Mannuccio
Abstract excerpt
von Willebrand disease (VWD) is a bleeding disorder caused by quantitative (type 1 and 3) or qualitative (type 2) defects of von Willebrand factor (VWF). The mechanisms of most inherited VWD types have been recently elucidated by genetic and molecular diagnosis, but the phenotypic tests based on measurements of plasma and platelet VWF, the ability of VWF to interact with its platelet receptor, and the analysis of...
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