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Impact of 789Ala/Ala genotype on quantitative type of von Willebrand disease.
Annals of hematology - 1 May 2009
Ahmad Firdos, Kannan Meganathan, Biswas Arijit, Saxena Renu
Abstract excerpt
von Willebrand factor (VWF) is a complex multimeric plasma glycoprotein encoded by an approximately 178-kb large VWF gene located on the short arm of chromosome 12 (12p13.2). VWF plays an important role in hemostasis through binding with platelet GpIbalpha receptors. We made an attempt to correlate the 789Ala/Ala genotype of the VWF with VWF:Ag level in different types of unrelated von Willebrand disease (VWD)...
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