von Willebrand factor: The complex molecular genetics of a multidomain and multifunctional protein

Journal of Thrombosis and Haemostasis

Volumn 9, Issue 1 S, 2011, Pages 209-215

  Schneppenheim, R ^a   Budde, U ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER HAMBURG EPPENDORF   (Germany)

^b Medilys Central Laboratory Coagulation   (Germany)

Author keywords

Genetics; Von Willebrand disease; Von Willebrand factor

Indexed keywords

UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VON WILLEBRAND FACTOR; VON WILLEBRAND FACTOR CLEAVING PROTEINASE; VON WILLEBRAND FACTOR TYPE 2A; VON WILLEBRAND FACTOR TYPE 2B; VON WILLEBRAND FACTOR TYPE 2M; VON WILLEBRAND FACTOR TYPE 2N; VON WILLEBRAND FACTOR TYPE 3;

DIMERIZATION; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; GENETIC SCREENING; GENETICS; GENOTYPE PHENOTYPE CORRELATION; HUMAN; MOLECULAR GENETICS; NONHUMAN; POINT MUTATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DEGRADATION; PROTEIN MULTIMERIZATION; PROTEIN SECRETION; PROTEIN STRUCTURE; PROTEIN SYNTHESIS; REVIEW; VON WILLEBRAND DISEASE;

EID: 79960628104     PISSN: 15387933     EISSN: 15387836     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1538-7836.2011.04324.x     Document Type: Review

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