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Multifaceted pathomolecular mechanism of a VWF large deletion involved in the pathogenesis of severe VWD.
Blood advances - 8 Feb 2022
Yadegari Hamideh, Jamil Muhammad Ahmer, Müller Jens, Marquardt Natascha, Rawley Orla, Budde Ulrich, El-Maarri Osman, Lillicrap David, Oldenburg Johannes
Abstract excerpt
An in-frame heterozygous large deletion of exons 4 through 34 of the von Willebrand factor (VWF) gene was identified in a type 3 von Willebrand disease (VWD) index patient (IP), as the only VWF variant. The IP exhibited severe bleeding episodes despite prophylaxis treatment, with a short VWF half-life after infusion of VWF/factor VIII concentrates. Transcript analysis confirmed transcription of normal VWF...
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