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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Language: | English |
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Secretariat of The Indonesian Biomedical Journal
2009-12-01
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Series: | Indonesian Biomedical Journal |
Online Access: | http://inabj.org/index.php/ibj/article/view/100 |