DOI: 10.1055/s-00000077

Seminars in Thrombosis and Hemostasis

Ausgabe 05 · Volume 32 · Juli 2006 DOI: 10.1055/s-002-5039 Laboratory Issues in the Identification and Diagnosis of von Willebrand Disease. On the 80th Anniversary of Erik von Willebrand's Original Publication Emmanuel J Favaloro Ph.D. Jan J Michiels M.D. Ph.D.

PREFACE

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Mammen, Eberhard F.: Laboratory Issues in the Identification and Diagnosis of von Willebrand Disease On the 80th Anniversary of Erik von Willebrand's Original Publication

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Koutts, Jerry: A Short History of Diagnostic Tests for von Willebrand Disease: In Memory of Barry Firkin (1930 to 2001) and Ted Zimmerman (1937 to 1988)
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Favaloro, Emmanuel J.: Laboratory Identification of von Willebrand Disease: Technical and Scientific Perspectives
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Adcock, Dorothy M.; Bethel, Melissa; Valcour, Andre: Diagnosing von Willebrand Disease: A Large Reference Laboratory's Perspective
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Kouides, Peter A.: Aspects of the Laboratory Identification of von Willebrand Disease in Women
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Meijer, Piet; Haverkate, Frits: An External Quality Assessment Program for von Willebrand Factor Laboratory Analysis: An Overview from the European Concerted Action on Thrombosis and Disabilities Foundation
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Kitchen, Steve; Jennings, Ion; Woods, Tim A. L.; Kitchen, Dianne P.; Walker, Isobel D.; Preston, Francis E.: Laboratory Tests for Measurement of von Willebrand Factor Show Poor Agreement among Different Centers: Results from the United Kingdom National External Quality Assessment Scheme for Blood Coagulation
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Hayes, Timothy E.; Brandt, John T.; Chandler, Wayne L.; Eby, Charles S.; Kottke-Marchant, Kandice; Krishnan, Jayashree; Lefkowitz, Jerry B.; Olson, John D.; Rund, Chad R.; Van Cott, Elizabeth M.; Cunningham, Mark T.: External Peer Review Quality Assurance Testing in von Willebrand Disease: The Recent Experience of the United States College of American Pathologists Proficiency Testing Program
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Favaloro, Emmanuel J.; Bonar, Roslyn; Kershaw, Geoff; Sioufi, John; Baker, Ross; Hertzberg, Mark; Street, Alison; Marsden, Katherine: Reducing Errors in Identification of von Willebrand Disease: The Experience of the Royal College of Pathologists of Australasia Quality Assurance Program
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Budde, Ulrich; Pieconka, Antje; Will, Kirsten; Schneppenheim, Reinhard: Laboratory Testing for von Willebrand Disease: Contribution of Multimer Analysis to Diagnosis and Classification
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Hubbard, Anthony R.: von Willebrand Factor Standards for Plasma and Concentrate Testing
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Mazurier, Claudine: Composition, Quality Control, and Labeling of Plasma-Derived Products for the Treatment of von Willebrand disease
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Favaloro, Emmanuel J.: The Utility of the PFA-100 in the Identification of von Willebrand Disease: A Concise Review
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James, Paula; Lillicrap, David: Genetic Testing for von Willebrand Disease: The Canadian Experience