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- "Type I: Most common and mildest form of von Willebrand
disease. Levels of von Willebrand factor are lower than normal. Levels of factor
VIII may also be reduced."
http://www.haemophilia.org.za/Vonwil2.htm
- "Type 1: Some 80% of vWD patients have type 1 disease,
and have lower than normal levels of vWF and factor VIII in their blood. Type 1
is generally referred to as a “mild” form of the disease, yet the range of
clinical symptoms can vary from annoying to life-threatening.1 Persons with type
1 vWD do not produce enough vWF, but what they do produce is structurally and
functionally normal. von Willebrand activity (measured via the ristocetin
cofactor assay), vWF:Ag, and factor VIII are proportionately decreased; bleeding
time is usually prolonged."
http://www.uspharmacist.com/NewLook/Ce/von/lesson.cfm
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