VWF, von Willebrand factor, 7450

N. diseases: 498; N. variants: 158
Source: ALL
Disease Score gda Association Type Type Original DB Sentence supporting the association PMID PMID Year
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Disease: von Willebrand Disease, Type 2B
von Willebrand Disease, Type 2B
0.500 Biomarker disease BEFREE The mainstay of therapy for type 2B VWD is VWF replacement therapy. 29378695 2018
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Disease: von Willebrand Disease, Type 2B
von Willebrand Disease, Type 2B
0.500 GeneticVariation disease BEFREE von Willebrand disease type 2B (VWD2B) expresses gain-of-function mutations that enhance binding of an individual's von Willebrand factor (VWF) to its platelet ligand, glycoprotein Ib (GPIb), and which are usually identified by increased ristocetin-induced platelet aggregation (RIPA). 27978591 2017
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Disease: von Willebrand Disease, Type 2B
von Willebrand Disease, Type 2B
0.500 GeneticVariation disease BEFREE Type 2B von Willebrand disease is a rare bleeding condition resulting in thrombocytopenia and a reduction in large VWF multimers. 28118618 2017
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Disease: von Willebrand Disease, Type 2B
von Willebrand Disease, Type 2B
0.500 GeneticVariation disease BEFREE Hence the need to clearly distinguish between type 2B VWD with normal or abnormal VWF multimers. 28640903 2017
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Disease: von Willebrand Disease, Type 2B
von Willebrand Disease, Type 2B
0.500 GeneticVariation disease BEFREE In the second case, the genetic analysis of VWF exon 28 identified a homozygous mutation: p.Pro1337Leu confirming type VWD2B and also the p.Arg854Gln homozygous mutation in exon 20 confirming type 2N (ratio FVIII/VWF:Ag <0.5). 28436749 2017
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Disease: von Willebrand Disease, Type 2B
von Willebrand Disease, Type 2B
0.500 Biomarker disease BEFREE Moreover, since both VWD2B and PT-VWD may present with thrombocytopenia, RIPA-based mixing studies are also useful in thrombocytopenic patients in whom RIPA testing is difficult to assess. 28804849 2017
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Disease: von Willebrand Disease, Type 2B
von Willebrand Disease, Type 2B
0.500 AlteredExpression disease BEFREE Conclusion The discontinuous AIM binds the A1 domain and prevents it from binding to GPIbα, which has significant implications for the pathogenesis of type 2B VWD and the shear-induced activation of VWF activity. 28692141 2017
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Disease: von Willebrand Disease, Type 2B
von Willebrand Disease, Type 2B
0.500 GeneticVariation disease BEFREE Absent high molecular weight multimers ultimately led to a genetically proven diagnosis of type 2B von Willebrand disease (3964G>A VWF exon 28), highlighting the challenges of establishing this diagnosis in infants. 28060120 2017
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Disease: von Willebrand Disease, Type 2B
von Willebrand Disease, Type 2B
0.500 GeneticVariation disease BEFREE von Willebrand disease type 2B (VWD-type 2B) is characterized by gain-of-function mutations of von Willebrand factor (vWF) that enhance its binding to platelet glycoprotein Ibα and alter the protein's multimeric structure. 27734030 2016
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Disease: von Willebrand Disease, Type 2B
von Willebrand Disease, Type 2B
0.500 GeneticVariation disease BEFREE Mutations, invariably clustered in exon 28 of the VWF gene encoding for the VWF A1 domain involved in VWF binding to GpIb-α, are responsible for VWD2B phenotype. 27148840 2016
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Disease: von Willebrand Disease, Type 2B
von Willebrand Disease, Type 2B
0.500 GeneticVariation disease BEFREE Sequencing of the VWF gene in the propositus revealed a heterozygous p.Pro1266Leu mutation previously found in type 2B VWD Malmö/New York. 27683759 2016
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Disease: von Willebrand Disease, Type 2B
von Willebrand Disease, Type 2B
0.500 GeneticVariation disease BEFREE These results strongly argue against apoptosis as a mechanism for the thrombocytopenia of severe VWD-2B exhibiting the VWF/p.V1316M mutation. 26645283 2015
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Disease: von Willebrand Disease, Type 2B
von Willebrand Disease, Type 2B
0.500 GeneticVariation disease BEFREE Here we present a familial case of type 2B VWD with a novel VWF mutation (p.R1308S), which caused neonatal thrombocytopenia. 26278967 2015
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Disease: von Willebrand Disease, Type 2B
von Willebrand Disease, Type 2B
0.500 Biomarker disease BEFREE Replacement therapy with factor VIII/VWF concentrates is the most effective approach to prevention and treatment of bleeding in type 2B VWD. 24521271 2014
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Disease: von Willebrand Disease, Type 2B
von Willebrand Disease, Type 2B
0.500 GeneticVariation disease BEFREE von Willebrand disease type 2B (vWD-type 2B) is characterized by gain-of-function mutations in von Willebrand factor (vWF) that enhance its binding to the glycoprotein Ib-IX-V complex on platelets. 24270421 2013
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Disease: von Willebrand Disease, Type 2B
von Willebrand Disease, Type 2B
0.500 AlteredExpression disease BEFREE The anti-von Willebrand factor aptamer ARC1779 increases von Willebrand factor levels and platelet counts in patients with type 2B von Willebrand disease. 22740102 2012
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Disease: von Willebrand Disease, Type 2B
von Willebrand Disease, Type 2B
0.500 GeneticVariation disease BEFREE This syndrome has now been reclassified as type 2B von Willebrand disease with the V1316M VWF mutation in the only kindred ever reported. 20838735 2010
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Disease: von Willebrand Disease, Type 2B
von Willebrand Disease, Type 2B
0.500 Biomarker disease BEFREE In addition to demonstrating that a shorter VWF survival contributes to the type 2B and atypical type 2B VWD phenotype, our findings suggest that VWF clearance and proteolysis are independent phenomena. 20305138 2010
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Disease: von Willebrand Disease, Type 2B
von Willebrand Disease, Type 2B
0.500 Biomarker disease BEFREE This study was designed to evaluate whether the enhanced VWF-GPIbalpha interactions typical of patients with von Willebrand disease type 2B (VWD2B) modify platelet production. 20118404 2010
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Disease: von Willebrand Disease, Type 2B
von Willebrand Disease, Type 2B
0.500 GeneticVariation disease BEFREE Thus, in reevaluating this kindred, we determined that patients with MPS have type 2B VWD with the V1316M VWF mutation. 19060241 2009
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Disease: von Willebrand Disease, Type 2B
von Willebrand Disease, Type 2B
0.500 Biomarker disease BEFREE Type 2B von Willebrand disease (VWD2B) is caused by an abnormal von Willebrand factor (VWF) with increased affinity for the platelet receptor glycoprotein Ib-alpha (GPIb-alpha) that may result in moderate to severe thrombocytopenia. 18805962 2009
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Disease: von Willebrand Disease, Type 2B
von Willebrand Disease, Type 2B
0.500 GeneticVariation disease BEFREE Type 2B von Willebrand disease (VWD2B) is caused by gain-of-function amino acid substitutions in the von Willebrand factor (VWF) A1 domain. 19630816 2009
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Disease: von Willebrand Disease, Type 2B
von Willebrand Disease, Type 2B
0.500 GeneticVariation disease BEFREE Type 2B von Willebrand disease (VWD) is a qualitative type of VWD with a unique feature among VWD types, resulting from an increased binding of von Willebrand factor (VWF) to its platelet receptor glycoprotein 1b-alpha (GP1BA). 19085651 2008
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Disease: von Willebrand Disease, Type 2B
von Willebrand Disease, Type 2B
0.500 Biomarker disease BEFREE Mutations in the A1 domain of von Willebrand factor (VWF) may be associated with gain of function in the VWF-platelet GPIb interaction and consumption of large VWF multimers, as seen in type 2B von Willebrand disease (VWD). 18064311 2007
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Disease: von Willebrand Disease, Type 2B
von Willebrand Disease, Type 2B
0.500 GeneticVariation disease BEFREE Effect of von Willebrand disease type 2B and type 2M mutations on the susceptibility of von Willebrand factor to ADAMTS-13. 17087728 2007