Term Name: | von Willebrand's disease |
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Synonyms: | vascular hemophilia, vascular pseudohemophilia, von Willebrand disease, von Willebrand disorder, von Willebrand's-Jurgens' disease, von Willebrand-Jrgens disease |
Definition: | A blood coagulation disease that is a hereditary abnormality which slows the blood clotting process. It arises from a qualitative or quantitative deficiency of von Willebrand factor (vWF), a multimeric protein that is required for platelet adhesion. |
Ontology: | Human Disease [DOID:12531] ( DOID:12531 ) |