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Effect of von Willebrand factor Y/C1584 on in vivo protein level and function and interaction with ABO blood group.
Blood - 1 Apr 2007
Davies James Anthony, Collins Peter William, Hathaway Lee Sarah, Bowen Derrick John
Abstract excerpt
Blood group O and the cysteine allele of the Y/C1584 change in von Willebrand factor (VWF) are enriched in type 1 VWD, but neither causes disease. We investigated the effect of C1584, alone and in combination with the ABO blood group, on the level and properties of plasma VWF. A cohort of 5052 blood donors was recruited: 50 donors were heterozygous for Y/C1584 and 5002 were homozygous for Y/Y1584. Mean VWF...
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