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Molecular defects in type 3 von Willebrand disease: updated results from 40 multiethnic patients.
Blood cells, molecules & diseases - 1 Jan 2000
Baronciani Luciano, Cozzi Giovanna, Canciani Maria Teresa, Peyvandi Flora, Srivastava Alok, Federici Augusto B, Mannucci Pier Mannuccio
Abstract excerpt
Type 3 von Willebrand disease (VWD) is characterized by unmeasurable von Willebrand factor (VWF) levels in plasma and platelets and severe hemorrhagic symptoms. We have characterized at the molecular level a group of 40 patients (12 Italians, 14 Iranians, and 14 Indians) to evaluate genetic heterogeneity among these populations. Some of these patients have been previously investigated by us (mutations shown in...
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