Article
Von Willebrand's disease.
Annual review of medicine - 1 Jan 1997
Ewenstein B M
Abstract excerpt
von Willebrand's disease (vWD) arises from abnormalities in von Willebrand factor (vWF), an adhesive glycoprotein uniquely involved in key aspects of both primary and secondary hemostasis. The current classification distinguishes disorders arising from partial (type 1) or complete (type 3) deficiencies and from qualitative defects (type 2). Type 2 vWD is further divided into four subtypes (A, B, N, and M),...
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