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Novel missense mutation c.2685G>C (p.Q895H) in VWF gene associated with very low levels of VWF mRNA.
Annals of hematology - 1 Mar 2009
Cabrera Noelia, Casaña Pilar, Cid Ana Rosa, Haya Saturnino, Moret Andrés, Aznar Jose Antonio
Abstract excerpt
Homozygous patients for null alleles in VWF gene show a severe von Willebrand phenotype, whereas compound heterozygous patients only show the phenotype of the expressed allele. Five members of the same family were studied. The two patients showed borderline VWF levels, a mild factor VIII (FVIII) deficiency and a decrease of the binding of VWF to exogenous FVIII. The genetic analyses of the VWF gene confirmed that...
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