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VWF
(redirected from Von Willebrand factor)

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VWFVon Willebrand Factor
VWFVibration-Induced White Finger
VWFVirtual Wafer Fab
VWFVolkswagen Foundation (Germany)
VWFVirginia Wrestling Federation
VWFVirginia Wildlife Federation
VWFVariable Workforce
VWFVoices for Working Families
VWFVision World Foundation
VWFVirtual Worlds Forum


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To achieve the proper balance, the body relies on a largely mechanical feedback system that relies on the miniscule forces applied by the circulation system on a molecular "force sensor" known as the A2 domain of the blood clotting protein von Willebrand factor (VWF).
Von Willebrand Disease The deficiency of von Willebrand factor, also known as a platelet protein, can lead to this disorder in both, men and women.
Abnormal PFA-100 results were initially found and von Willebrand Factor (vWF) studies indicated a functional discordance (ie functional assays of vWF being significantly reduced as compared to vWF:Ag) suggestive of type 2 von Willebrand Disease (vWD).
 
 
 
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