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Type 2N von Willebrand disease.
Current hematology reports - 1 Sept 2005
Mazurier Claudine, Hilbert Lysiane
Abstract excerpt
Type 2N von Willebrand disease (VWD) refers to patients with a factor VIII (FVIII) deficiency caused by a markedly decreased affinity of von Willebrand factor (VWF) for FVIII. It is inherited as an autosomal recessive trait but is clinically similar to mild hemophilia. The differential biologic diagnosis, which is of major importance for providing relevant genetic counseling and optimal treatment, is based on the...
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