title: Advances in the diagnosis and management of von Willebrand disease.
abstract: von Willebrand disease (VWD), the most common inherited bleeding disorder, is caused by a quantitative (type 1 and 3) or qualitative (type 2) defect of von Willebrand factor (VWF). In this review, the present knowledge regarding the diagnosis and the management of VWD is briefly analyzed.
authors.affiliation: Servizio di Immunoematologia e Trasfusione, Azienda Ospedaliera di Verona, Verona, Italy. mfranchini@univr.it
authors.forename: Massimo
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Franchini
mesh_terms: D000941:Antigens; D001704:Biopolymers; D019090:Case Management; D003894:Deamino Arginine Vasopressin / Q000627:therapeutic use; D019468:Disease Management; D005169:Factor VIII / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000627:therapeutic use; D005799:Genes, Dominant; D005808:Genes, Recessive; D006470:Hemorrhage / Q000209:etiology / Q000517:prevention & control; D006489:Hemostatic Techniques; D006801:Humans; D010641:Phenotype; D010976:Platelet Count; D021122:Protein Subunits; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D014842:von Willebrand Diseases / Q000145:classification / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000235:genetics / Q000628:therapy*; D014841:von Willebrand Factor / Q000235:genetics
chemical_list: D000941:Antigens; D001704:Biopolymers; D021122:Protein Subunits; C029417:Von Willebrand antigen; D014841:von Willebrand Factor; C078147:F8 protein, human; D005169:Factor VIII; D003894:Deamino Arginine Vasopressin