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Higher and lower active circulating VWF levels: different facets of von Willebrand disease.
British journal of haematology - 1 Dec 2015
Casonato Alessandra, Pontara Elena, Morpurgo Margherita, Sartorello Francesca, De Groot Philip G, Cattini Maria G, Daidone Viviana, De Marco Luigi
Abstract excerpt
Most circulating von Willebrand factor (VWF) is normally inactive and incapable of binding platelets, but numerous disorders may modify the proportion of active VWF. We explored active VWF levels in patients with von Willebrand disease (VWD) whose VWF had a higher affinity for platelet glycoprotein (GP)Ib, but different susceptibilities to ADAMTS13 and multimer patterns (9 patients lacking large multimers, 10...
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