Von Willebrand disease: classification and epidemiology.

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Von Willebrand disease (VWD) is a highly heterogeneous inherited bleeding disorder caused by reduced levels or activity of von Willebrand factor (VWF). VWD is associated with a wide spectrum of clinical and laboratory phenotypes, but diagnosis is based on three main criteria: a positive bleeding history, low levels of circulating VWF and autosomal inheritance patterns. VWD is classified into quantitative VWF...

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