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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
3
pubmed:dateCreated
2001-12-12
pubmed:abstractText
Significant linkage of types 2A and 2B von Willebrand disease (VWD) to the von Willebrand factor (VWF) gene have been reported, as well as mutations in the VWF gene. However, data for the partial quantitative variant are less consistent. An inconsistency of association between the type 1 VWD phenotype and genotype has been reported recently. We undertook linkage analysis of 12 families with definite or possible type 1 VWD patients. One family with classic type 1 VWD had a high lod score (Z = 5.28, theta = 0.00). A total lod score of 10.68 was obtained for the four families with fully penetrant disease. In two families linkage was rejected, while three families did not show conclusive evidence of linkage. This study corroborates ABO blood group influence, especially in patients with mild deficiencies and/or incomplete penetrance. Indirect genetic analysis may be an option for diagnosing asymptomatic or presymptomatic type 1 VWD carriers, particularly in families showing higher penetrance. The study indicates defects of the VWF locus are to be expected in more than half of the families studied. However, as defects at different loci may be the cause of this phenotype, the results of the segregation analyses should be interpreted with caution, especially in studies involving small families, or mild expressions of the disorder or incomplete penetrance.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Dec
pubmed:issn
0007-1048
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
115
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
692-700
pubmed:dateRevised
2010-11-18
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2001
pubmed:articleTitle
Significant linkage and non-linkage of type 1 von Willebrand disease to the von Willebrand factor gene.
pubmed:affiliation
Unidad de Coagulopatías Congénitas de la Comunidad Valenciana, Valencia, Spain. casanya_pil@gva.es
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't