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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Main Authors: Loredana Bury, Alessandro Malara, Stefania Momi, Eleonora Petito, Alessandra Balduini, Paolo Gresele
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Ferrata Storti Foundation 2019-07-01
Series:Haematologica
Online Access:https://haematologica.org/article/view/8977