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Clinical, laboratory and therapeutic aspects of platelet-type von Willebrand disease.
International journal of laboratory hematology - 1 Apr 2008
Franchini M, Montagnana M, Lippi G
Abstract excerpt
Platelet-type von Willebrand disease (PT-VWD), or pseudo-VWD, is a rare inherited platelet disorder characterized by an increased affinity of the platelet membrane glycoprotein Ibalpha receptor for normal von Willebrand factor leading to characteristic platelet hyperaggregability. As PT-VWD shares most of the clinical and laboratory features of subtype 2B VWD, the differential diagnosis between these two...
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