Ethnic variation in von Willebrand factor levels can influence the diagnosis of von Willebrand disease

Clinical and Laboratory Haematology

Volumn 25, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 247-249

  Sukhu, K ^a   Poovalingam, V ^b   Mahomed, R ^b   Giangrande, P L F ^a  

^a CHURCHILL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b KING EDWARD VIII HOSPITAL   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Ethnic variation; Normal range; Race; von Willebrand disease; von Willebrand factor:Ag

Indexed keywords

VON WILLEBRAND FACTOR;

ARTICLE; BLOOD GROUP ABO SYSTEM; BLOOD GROUP O; CAUCASIAN; CLINICAL LABORATORY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; ETHNIC DIFFERENCE; HUMAN; INDIAN; LABORATORY TEST; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOUTH AFRICA; VON WILLEBRAND DISEASE;

ABO BLOOD-GROUP SYSTEM; AFRICA; AFRICAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; CONTINENTAL POPULATION GROUPS; ETHNIC GROUPS; EUROPE; EUROPEAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; FEMALE; HUMANS; INDIA; MALE; REFERENCE VALUES; SOUTH AFRICA; VARIATION (GENETICS); VON WILLEBRAND DISEASE; VON WILLEBRAND FACTOR;

EID: 0042660832     PISSN: 01419854     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2257.2003.00523.x     Document Type: Article

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