Clinical significance of slightly reduced von Willebrand factor activity.

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Von Willebrand disease (VWD) is the most common congenital bleeding disorder, with a clinical presentation of mucocutaneous and surgical bleeding varying from mild to severe. It is inherited in an autosomal dominant or autosomal recessive manner. The disease is caused by quantitative or qualitative deficiency of the von Willebrand factor (VWF) and is classified as type 1, 2 (2A, 2B, 2M, 2N), and 3. Although type...

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