Laboratory Diagnosis of von Willebrand's Disease

von Willebrand's disease (vWD) is an autosomally inherited bleeding disorder caused by a deficiency or abnormality of von Willebrand factor (vWF). vWF is a multimeric adhesive protein that plays an important role in primary hemostasis by promoting platelet adhesion to the subendothelium at the...

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Main Author: Mansyur Arif
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Secretariat of The Indonesian Biomedical Journal 2009-12-01
Series:Indonesian Biomedical Journal
Online Access:http://inabj.org/index.php/ibj/article/view/100