Title : ABO blood group determines plasma von Willebrand factor levels: a biologic function after all?

Pub. Date : 2006 Oct

PMID : 17002642






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1 ABO(H) carbohydrate antigenic determinants, however, are expressed on the N-linked glycan chains of circulating plasma VWF. Carbohydrates von Willebrand factor Homo sapiens
2 This review will focus on the carbohydrate structures of VWF and recent studies suggesting that subtle variations in these structures (particularly differences in ABO blood group antigen expression) may have clinically significant effects on VWF proteolysis and clearance. Carbohydrates von Willebrand factor Homo sapiens