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The natural history of hepatitis C virus infection in Italian patients with von Willebrand's disease: a cohort study.
Haematologica - 1 Apr 2006
Federici Augusto B, Santagostino Elena, Rumi Maria Grazia, Russo Antonio, Mancuso Maria Elisa, Soffredini Roberta, Mannucci Pier M, Colombo Massimo
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: Unlike patients with hemophilia, those with von Willebrand's disease (VWD) have a mild to moderate bleeding tendency requiring a lower rate of transfusion: moreover, the use of blood products in most Italian patients with VWD was greatly reduced following the introduction of desmopressin in 1977. The main objective of this study was to compare the prevalence and outcome of hepatitis C...
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