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Type 2A (IIH) von Willebrand disease is due to mutations that affect von Willebrand factor multimerization.
Journal of thrombosis and haemostasis : JTH - 1 Jul 2009
Baronciani L, Federici A B, Punzo M, Solimando M, Cozzi G, La Marca S, Rubini V, Canciani M T, Mannucci P M
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BACKGROUND: Type IIH von Willebrand disease was reported 20 years ago as a novel variant characterized by the loss of the largest multimers in plasma and platelets and absence of the typical triplet structure. OBJECTIVES AND METHODS: The propositus and his daughter have been reinvestigated and characterized at the molecular level. The identified mutations were expressed in COS-7 cells to evaluate the mechanism of...
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