Mechanisms of thrombocytopenia in platelet-type von Willebrand disease
Platelet-type von Willebrand disease is an inherited platelet disorder characterized by thrombocytopenia with large platelets caused by gain-of-function variants in GP1BA leading to enhanced GPIbα-von Willebrand factor (vWF) interaction. GPIbα and vWF play a role in megakaryocytopoiesis, thus we aim...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Ferrata Storti Foundation
2019-07-01
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Series: | Haematologica |
Online Access: | https://haematologica.org/article/view/8977 |