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Characterizing polymorphisms and allelic diversity of von Willebrand factor gene in the 1000 Genomes.
Journal of thrombosis and haemostasis : JTH - 1 Feb 2013
Wang Q Y, Song J, Gibbs R A, Boerwinkle E, Dong J F, Yu F L
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BACKGROUND: The von Willebrand factor (VWF) gene is highly polymorphic, with variants correlated with VWF antigen levels, adhesion activity, clearance and factor VIII binding. VWF mutations are detected in patients with von Willebrand disease (VWD), whereas polymorphic variants could be associated with thrombosis. However, information on the ethnic diversity of VWF variants and their association with diseases is...
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