How I treat type 2 variant forms of von Willebrand disease
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How I treat type 2 variant forms of von Willebrand disease.
Type 2 von Willebrand disease (VWD) includes a wide range of qualitative abnormalities of von Willebrand factor structure and function resulting in a variable bleeding tendency. According to the current classification, 4 different subtypes can be identified, each with distinctive phenotypic and therapeutic characteristics. Current available laboratory methods allow a straightforward approach to...
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Recent multicenter studies have clarified the molecular basis underlying the different von Willebrand disease (VWD) types, all of which are caused by the deficiency and/or abnormality of von Willebrand factor (VWF). These studies have suggested a unifying pathophysiologic concept. The diagnosis of VWD, remains difficult because its clinical and laboratory phenotype is very heterogeneous and may...
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Von Willebrand disease (vWD) is a frequent inherited disorder of hemostasis that affects both sexes. Two abnormalities are characteristic of the disease, which is caused by a deficiency or a defect in the multimeric glycoprotein called von Willebrand factor: low platelet adhesion to injured blood vessels and defective intrinsic coagulation owing to low plasma levels of factor VIII. There are 2 ...
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Von Willebrand disease (vWD) is a frequent inherited disorder of hemostasis that affects both sexes. Two abnormalities are characteristic of the disease, which is caused by a deficiency or a defect in the multimeric glycoprotein called von Willebrand factor: low platelet adhesion to injured blood vessels and defective intrinsic coagulation owing to low plasma levels of factor VIII. There are 2 ...
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The acquired von Willebrand syndrome (AVWS) is a bleeding disorder that is frequently unrecognized or is misdiagnosed as von Willebrand disease. AVWS is characterized by structural or functional defects of von Willebrand factor (VWF) that are secondary to autoimmune, lymphoproliferative or myeloproliferative, malignant, cardiovascular, or other disorders. VWF abnormalities in these disorders ca...
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عنوان ژورنال: Blood
سال: 2015
ISSN: 0006-4971,1528-0020
DOI: 10.1182/blood-2014-08-551960