Laboratory diagnosis and management of von Willebrand disease in South Africa.

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Patients with Von Willebrand disease (VWD) in South Africa are cared for in 17 Hemophilia Treatment Centers. The exact prevalence of the disease is uncertain, but 539 patients are annotated in registries. VWD patients are mostly diagnosed in the five largest academic centers, and the classification of the subtypes is performed by one of these, the VWD testing facility. An algorithm is used for the diagnosis of...

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