Von Willebrand Disease : Causes
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Causes could include:
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Coagulation Factor Deficiency
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Von Willebrand disease is caused by a deficiency of von Willebrand factor. Von Willebrand factor helps blood platelets clump together and stick to the blood vessel wall, which is necessary for normal blood clotting. Von Willebrand disease affects ...
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The genetics of VWD are complex and involve a gene that produces vWF and is found on chromosome (Gale Group.) 12. Since individuals inherit two of each type of chromosome, they inherit two vWF genes. There are different types of changes in the vWF...
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The genetics of VWD are complex and involve a gene that produces vWF and is found on chromosome 12. Since two of each type of chromosome are inherited, children inherit two vWF genes. There are different types of changes in the vWF gene that can a...
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The genetics of VWD are complex and involve a gene that produces vWF and is found on chromosome 12. Since we inherit two of each type of chromosome we inherit two vWF genes. There are different types of changes in the vWF gene that can affect the ...
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The complex genetics of VWD involve a gene found on chromosome 12. Different types of changes in the vWF gene can affect the production of vWF. Some changes cause the vWF gene to produce decreased amounts of normal vWF, while other changes cause t...
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