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Type 2N von Willebrand disease: Characterization and diagnostic difficulties.
Haemophilia : the official journal of the World Federation of Hemophilia - 1 Jan 2018
Casonato A, Galletta E, Sarolo L, Daidone V
Abstract excerpt
INTRODUCTION: An abnormal factor VIII (FVIII) binding capacity of von Willebrand factor (VWF) identifies type 2N von Willebrand disease (VWD). Type 2N VWD patients are identified by means of the VWF FVIII binding (VWF:FVIIIB) assay, and especially their VWF:FVIIIB/VWF:Ag ratio (VWF:FVIIIB ratio). AIM: We report on our 15-year experience of diagnosing type 2N VWD. METHODS: We have performed 2178 VWF:FVIIIB assays...
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