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Enhanced VWF biosynthesis and elevated plasma VWF due to a natural variant in the murine Vwf gene.
Blood - 1 Nov 2006
Lemmerhirt Heidi L, Shavit Jordan A, Levy Gallia G, Cole Suzanne M, Long Jeffrey C, Ginsburg David
Abstract excerpt
Both genetic and environmental influences contribute to the wide variation in plasma von Willebrand factor (VWF) levels observed in humans. Inbred mouse strains also have highly variable plasma VWF levels, providing a convenient model in which to study genetic modifiers of VWF. Previously, we identified a major modifier of VWF levels in the mouse (Mvwf1) as a regulatory mutation in murine Galgt2. We now report...
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