Willebrand


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Finnish physician who first described vascular hemophilia (1870-1949)

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[USPRwire, Fri Aug 23 2019] Von Willebrand disease is a bleeding defect that delays the process of blood clotting.
[ClickPress, Wed Jul 24 2019] Increasing awareness associated with rare diseases, growing healthcare expenditure, and expanding government support for treatment against genetic diseases which are rare are anticipated to lead to an extensive growth in the Von Willebrand Disease treatment market over the period of forecast.
The VWD research project is focused on identifying changes to the von Willebrand factor and bleeding symptoms in patients over time and determining additional molecular causes for the disease.
Specifically, 14 of 27 patients (52%) screened were diagnosed with von Willebrand disease, 9 of 27 patients (33%) screened were found to have inherited platelet function disorders, 3 of 27 patients (11%) had inherited or acquired thrombocytopenia, and 1 of 27 patients (4%) had factor IX deficiency.
Among multiple prediction models examined, a model consisting of inhalation injury, the von Willebrand factor biomarker and the per cent of body burned did the best job of predicting which patients were most likely to develop ARDS.
Lower levels of von Willebrand factor may be linked to higher levels of haemorrhage.
The ADAMTS-13 protein is an enzyme, Willebrand factor-cleaving protease (vWFCP).
And up to half of those with menorrhagia at menarche may have von Willebrand, as do one in six adolescents who go to the emergency department because of heavy menstrual bleeding.
Almost 13 clotting factors and von Willebrand factor is associated with the coagulation process.
In a statement, Villanueva said the country's health care system remains ill-equipped in handling bleeding disorders, including hemophilia and the Von Willebrand Disease.
Specifically, we focus on platelet activation, von Willebrand factor (VWF) conformational changes, and VWF-platelet interaction.
The story of von Willebrand factor starts in Finland in the first years of the 1900s.
Von Willebrand disease (VWD) is the most commonly inherited bleeding disorder with a prevalence of at least 0.1% and a global population of approximately 5.8 million affected individuals [1].