Thromb Haemost 2013; 110(01): 202-204
DOI: 10.1160/TH13-01-0053
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Compromised shear-dependent cleavage of type 2N von Willebrand factor variants by ADAMTS13 in the presence of factor VIII

Christopher G. Skipwith
1   Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
2   The University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia Perelman School of Medicine, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
,
Sandra L. Haberichter
3   Blood Research Institute, Blood Center of Wisconsin, and Department of Pediatrics, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA
,
Ashley Gehrand
3   Blood Research Institute, Blood Center of Wisconsin, and Department of Pediatrics, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA
,
X. Long Zheng
1   Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
2   The University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia Perelman School of Medicine, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
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Publication History

Received: 22 January 2013

Accepted after major revision: 03 April 2013

Publication Date:
30 November 2017 (online)

 

 
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