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Genetic testing for von Willebrand disease: the Canadian experience.
Seminars in thrombosis and hemostasis - 1 Jul 2006
James Paula, Lillicrap David
Abstract excerpt
Von Willebrand disease (vWD) is the most common inherited bleeding disorder in humans, but its diagnosis, using clinical criteria and phenotypic hemostasis test results, can be problematic. Since the cloning of the von Willebrand factor ( VWF) gene in the mid-1980s, a significant amount of information has been gathered with respect to the molecular pathology responsible for this trait. The extent of this...
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