Clinical and laboratory diagnosis of VWD.

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VWD is the most common inherited bleeding disorder and is due to a deficiency and/or abnormality of VWF. VWD is inherited in an autosomal-dominant or autosomal-recessive pattern, but women are apparently more symptomatic. Three main criteria are required for correct diagnoses of VWD: (1) positive bleeding history since childhood, (2) reduced VWF activity in plasma, and (3) history of bleeding in the family. The...

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