Pseudohemophilia of Erik von Willebrand caused by homozygous one nucleotide deletion in exon 18 of the VW-factor gene

Figure 3 State of the Art characterization of a family with autosomal recessive von Willebrand disease type 1 by Casonato and co-workers using a complete set of laboratory assays related to von Willebrand disease diagnosis, von Willebrand factor multimeric analysis in plasma and platelets and the response of FVIII, VWF: Ag and VWF: RCo to desmopressin acetate before and at several time points after desmopressin acetate according to standardized recommendations anno 2006. RIPA: Ristocetin induced platelet aggregation; VWF: von Willebrand factor; VWD: von Willebrand disease; DDAVP: Desmopressin acetate.