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Diagnosis and management of von Willebrand disease in Australia.
Seminars in thrombosis and hemostasis - 1 Jul 2011
Favaloro Emmanuel J, Bonar Roslyn, Favaloro James, Koutts Jerry
Abstract excerpt
Von Willebrand disease (VWD) is the most common inherited bleeding disorder and arises from deficiencies and/or defects in the plasma protein Von Willebrand factor (VWF). VWD is classified into six different types, with type 1 identifying a (partial) quantitative deficiency of VWF, type 3 defining a (virtual) total deficiency of VWF, and type 2 identifying four separate types (2A, 2B, 2M, and 2N) characterized by...
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