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Von Willebrand disease type 2B with a novel mutation in the VWF gene.
Annals of Saudi medicine - 1 Jan 2000
Jeraiby Mohammed Abdullah, Sophie Susen, Caron Claudine, Campos Lydia, Brigitte Tardy
Abstract excerpt
We report a 38-year-old woman who presented with a subdural hematoma after minor facial trauma in a stressful situation. The laboratory data showed a subnormal platelet count (166×109/L), VWF:RCo activity was 45% and VWF:Ag was 53% with a VWF:RCo/VWF Ag ratio of 0.79. Hemostasis results and gene analysis revealed von Willebrand disease (VWD) type 2B with normal multimers and a novel mutation c.4136 G>T (R1379L),...
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