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Functional characterization of a 13-bp deletion (c.-1522_-1510del13) in the promoter of the von Willebrand factor gene in type 1 von Willebrand disease.
Blood - 4 Nov 2010
Othman Maha, Chirinian Yvette, Brown Christine, Notley Colleen, Hickson Nicholas, Hampshire Daniel, Buckley Suzanne, Waddington Simon, Parker Alan L, Baker Andrew, James Paula, Lillicrap David
Abstract excerpt
We have studied the effect of a 13-bp deletion in the promoter of the von Willebrand factor (VWF) gene in a patient with type 1 von Willebrand disease. The index case has a VWF:Ag of 0.49 IU/mL and is heterozygous for the deletion. The deletion is located 48 bp 5' of the transcription start site, and in silico analysis, electrophoretic mobility shift assays, and chromatin immunoprecipitation studies all predict...
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