Relationship between ABO blood group and von Willebrand factor levels: from biology to clinical implications

Although a number of studies have demonstrated the influence of ABO blood group on plasma levels of von Willebrand factor (VWF), the nature of this association and its clinical importance is still largely unknown. In this review, the most recent advances in our understanding of the mechanisms by whi...

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Autores principales: Franchini, Massimo, Capra, Franco, Targher, Giovanni, Montagnana, Martina, Lippi, Giuseppe
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2007
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Review
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2042969/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/17894864
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1477-9560-5-14
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Sumario:Although a number of studies have demonstrated the influence of ABO blood group on plasma levels of von Willebrand factor (VWF), the nature of this association and its clinical importance is still largely unknown. In this review, the most recent advances in our understanding of the mechanisms by which ABO blood group determines plasma VWF levels and their clinical impact will be discussed.

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