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Pseudo-von Willebrand disease: a mutation in the platelet glycoprotein Ib alpha gene associated with a hyperactive surface receptor.
Blood - 1 Apr 1993
Russell S D, Roth G J
Abstract excerpt
Pseudo (platelet-type)-von Willebrand disease is an autosomal dominant bleeding disorder caused by the hyperfunction of a receptor on the platelet surface. The abnormal receptor, glycoprotein Ib, displays increased affinity for its ligand, von Willebrand factor. Four members (normal mother/affected father/two affected daughters) of a family with pseudo-von Willebrand disease were studied to determine the...
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