von willebrand factor
1Von Willebrand factor — (vWF) is a blood glycoprotein involved in hemostasis. It is deficient or defective in von Willebrand disease and is involved in a large number of other diseases, including thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura, Heyde s syndrome, and possibly… …
2von Willebrand factor — von Willebrand factor. См. фактор фон Виллебранда. (Источник: «Англо русский толковый словарь генетических терминов». Арефьев В.А., Лисовенко Л.А., Москва: Изд во ВНИРО, 1995 г.) …
3von Willebrand factor — von Wil·le·brand factor vän vil ə .bränt n a protein secreted esp. by endothelial cells that circulates in blood plasma as a large variable aggregation consisting usu. of repeating dimers, that mediates platelet adhesion to collagen in… …
4von Willebrand factor — Plasma factor involved in platelet adhesion through an interaction with Factor VIII. See von Willebrand s disease …
5von Willebrand's disease — von Wil·le·brand s disease .bränts n a genetic disorder that is caused by deficient or defective von Willebrand factor, is characterized by mucosal and petechial bleeding due to abnormal blood vessels, and is inherited chiefly as an autosomal… …
6Von Willebrand disease — Infobox Disease Name = Von Willebrand disease Caption = DiseasesDB = 14007 ICD10 = ICD10|D|68|0|d|65 ICD9 = ICD9|286.4 ICDO = OMIM = 193400 MedlinePlus = eMedicineSubj = ped eMedicineTopic = 2419 MeshID = D014842Von Willebrand disease (vWD) is… …
7von Willebrand disease — ▪ pathology inherited blood disorder (blood disease) characterized by a prolonged bleeding time and a deficiency of factor VIII, an important blood clotting agent. This disorder is due to deficiencies in von Willebrand factor (vWF), a… …
8von Willebrand's disease — an inherited disorder of the blood that is characterized by episodes of spontaneous bleeding similar to haemophilia. It is due to a variety of abnormalities of the von Willebrand factor, a glycoprotein necessary for normal platelet function. This …
9von Willebrand's disease — an inherited disorder of the blood that is characterized by episodes of spontaneous bleeding similar to haemophilia. It is due to a variety of abnormalities of the von Willebrand factor, a glycoprotein necessary for normal platelet function. This …
10von Willebrand disease — a congenital bleeding disorder, usually of autosomal dominant inheritance, characterized by deficiency of von Willebrand factor, with prolonged bleeding time and often impairment of adhesion of platelets on glass beads, associated with epistaxis… …
