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A murine model to characterize the antithrombotic effect of molecules targeting human von Willebrand factor.
Blood - 27 Sept 2012
Navarrete Ana-Maria, Casari Caterina, Legendre Paulette, Marx Isabelle, Hu Jiun-Ruey, Lenting Peter J, Christophe Olivier D, Denis Cécile V
Abstract excerpt
von Willebrand factor (VWF) is a promising target for developing antithrombotic drugs. The absence of accessible animal models impedes the study of specific human VWF (huVWF) targeting molecules in thrombosis. huVWF is not functional in the mouse because of a lack of interaction between huVWF and murine glycoprotein Ib. Using site-directed mutagenesis, we have replaced single or multiple amino acids in huVWF with...
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