Abnormally large von Willebrand factor multimers in Henoch-Schönlein purpura

American Journal of Hematology

Volumn 51, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 7-11

  Casonato, Alessandra ^a   Pontara, Elena ^a   Bertomoro, Antonella ^a   Ossi, Elena ^a   Vincenti, Massimo ^a   Girolami, Antonio ^a   Borsatti, Arturo ^a   Bertaglia, Giselda ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PADOVA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF PADOVA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Endothelial cell damage; Henoch Sch nlein purpura; Von willebrand factor

Indexed keywords

CORTICOSTEROID; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VON WILLEBRAND FACTOR; VON WILLEBRAND FACTOR MULTIMER;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANAPHYLACTOID PURPURA; ARTICLE; CELL DAMAGE; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; ENDOTHELIUM CELL; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VASCULITIS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BIOPOLYMERS; BLOOD PROTEIN ELECTROPHORESIS; CHILD; ELECTROPHORESIS, AGAR GEL; ENDOTHELIUM, VASCULAR; FACTOR VIII; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PLATELET AGGREGATION; PURPURA, SCHOENLEIN-HENOCH; RISTOCETIN; VON WILLEBRAND FACTOR;

EID: 0030035009     PISSN: 03618609     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1096-8652(199601)51:1<7::AID-AJH2>3.0.CO;2-2     Document Type: Article

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