von Willebrand Factor Propeptide: A Potential Disease Biomarker Not Affected by ABO Blood Groups

Epidemiological studies have shown that vascular-related disorders are associated with high von Willebrand factor antigen (VWF:Ag) and VWF propeptide (VWFpp). VWFpp is secreted together with VWF:Ag upon endothelial cell activation, hence it could be a potential biomarker. This study was conducted to...

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Main Authors: Mahat Marianor, Abdullah Wan Zaidah, C.H. Che Maraina
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SAGE Publishing 2015-01-01
Series:Biomarker Insights
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.4137/BMI.S24353