Evaluation of von Willebrand Factor Levels in Sickle Cell Patients Attending Babcock University Teaching Hospital
A. O. Olayanju Dickson, E. D. Ezigbo, Erukpeme Augusta & Okeke Chinwe · Asian Hematology Research Journal · 2018
Introduction: von Willebrand Factor (VWF) plays a vital role in platelet aggregation. The unusually large VWF multimers mediate the adhesion of sickle red blood cell (RBC) to endothelial cells and contribute to vaso-occlusive episodes. Objective: The aim of this study was to dete...
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