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
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description 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 sites of vascular injury. It is also the carrier of factor VIII (FVIII), thus indirectly contributing to the coagulation process. Bleeding symptoms are usually mucocutaneous and postsurgical with varying severity. The diagnosis of vWD requires a personal and family history of bleeding and confirmation by laboratory analysis involving vWF antigen level, vWF ristocetin cofactor, FVIII activity, ristocetin-induced platelet aggregation, and vWF multimer analysis. KEYWORDS: von Willebrand's disease, von Willebrand factor.
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spelling doaj.art-6fa21edacf2640f4ac156f5b0982d4f12022-12-22T02:23:25ZengSecretariat of The Indonesian Biomedical JournalIndonesian Biomedical Journal2085-32972355-91792009-12-0113576410.18585/inabj.v1i3.10092Laboratory Diagnosis of von Willebrand's DiseaseMansyur Arif0Department of Clinical Pathology, Faculty of Medicine, Hasanuddin University Jl. Perintis Kemerdekaan Km.100, Makassarvon 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 sites of vascular injury. It is also the carrier of factor VIII (FVIII), thus indirectly contributing to the coagulation process. Bleeding symptoms are usually mucocutaneous and postsurgical with varying severity. The diagnosis of vWD requires a personal and family history of bleeding and confirmation by laboratory analysis involving vWF antigen level, vWF ristocetin cofactor, FVIII activity, ristocetin-induced platelet aggregation, and vWF multimer analysis. KEYWORDS: von Willebrand's disease, von Willebrand factor.http://inabj.org/index.php/ibj/article/view/100
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title Laboratory Diagnosis of von Willebrand's Disease
title_full Laboratory Diagnosis of von Willebrand's Disease
title_fullStr Laboratory Diagnosis of von Willebrand's Disease
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