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Quantitative Influence of ABO Blood Groups on Factor VIII and Its Ratio to von Willebrand Factor, Novel Observations from an ARIC Study of 11,673 Subjects.
PloS one - 1 Jan 2015
Song Jaewoo, Chen Fengju, Campos Marco, Bolgiano Doug, Houck Katie, Chambless Lloyd E, Wu Kenneth K, Folsom Aaron R, Couper David, Boerwinkle Eric, Dong Jing-fei
Abstract excerpt
ABO blood groups are known to influence the plasma level of von Willebrand factor (VWF), but little is known about the relationship between ABO and coagulation factor VIII (FVIII). We analyzed the influence of ABO genotypes on VWF antigen, FVIII activity, and their quantitative relationship in 11,673 participants in the Atherosclerosis Risk in Communities (ARIC) study. VWF, FVIII, and FVIII/VWF levels varied...
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