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A common VWF exon 28 haplotype in the Turkish population.
Clinical and applied thrombosis/hemostasis : official journal of the International Academy of Clinical and Applied Thrombosis/Hemostasis - 1 Sept 2013
Berber Ergul, Pehlevan Funda, Akin Mehmet, Capan Ozlem Yalcin, Kavakli Kaan, Çaglayan S Hande
Abstract excerpt
An increasing number of mutations and polymorphisms have been identified in the von Willebrand factor (VWF) gene of patients with von Willebrand disease (VWD). Most of the sequence alterations are within exon 28, duplicated in the VWF pseudogene on chromosome 22. Genetic recombination causing the gene conversion between the VWF gene and its pseudogene is associated with multiple substitutions in the VWF gene and...
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