2B or not 2B? Differential identification of type 2B, versus pseudo-von Willebrand disease [3]

British Journal of Haematology

Volumn 135, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 141-142

  Favaloro, Emmanuel J ^a  

^a WESTMEAD HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

2B von Willebrand disease; Differential identification; Pseudo von Willebrand disease; Von Willebrand disease

Indexed keywords

BINDING ASSAY; CRYOPRECIPITATE; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; GENE MUTATION; GENETIC ANALYSIS; HUMAN; LABORATORY TEST; LETTER; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THROMBOCYTE AGGREGATION; VON WILLEBRAND DISEASE;

DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; HUMANS; PLATELET AGGREGATION; VON WILLEBRAND DISEASE;

EID: 33748354030     PISSN: 00071048     EISSN: 13652141     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2141.2006.06249.x     Document Type: Letter

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