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Identifying type Vicenza von Willebrand disease.
The Journal of laboratory and clinical medicine - 1 Feb 2006
Casonato Alessandra, Pontara Elena, Sartorello Francesca, Cattini Maria Grazia, Gallinaro Lisa, Bertomoro Antonella, Rosato Antonio, Padrini Roberto, Pagnan Antonio
Abstract excerpt
Increased clearance of von Willebrand factor (VWF) is one of the main features of type Vicenza von Willebrand disease (VWD), a variant with plasma and platelet VWF level discrepancies and unusually large VWF multimers. Diagnosing type Vicenza VWD may not be easy, due to its heterogeneous phenotype. Here we describe the criteria we adopted to identify type Vicenza in a large group of VWD patients. Emphasizing the...
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