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Laboratory and molecular characteristics of recessive von Willebrand disease type 2C (2A subtype IIC) of variable severity due to homozygous or double heterozygous mutations in the D1 and D2 domains.
Acta haematologica - 1 Jan 2009
Michiels Jan Jacques, Gadisseur Alain, van der Planken Marc, Schroyens Wilfried, Berneman Zwi
Abstract excerpt
The detection of even tiny amounts of von Willebrand factor (VWF):antigen after desmopressin treatment or in hidden sites like platelets allows the differentiation between patients with recessive von Willebrand disease (VWD) type 3, severe type 1, and 2C (2A subtype IIC). Recessive VWD 2C of various severity displays a characteristic multimeric pattern with pronounced dimer band, absence of triplet structure and...
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