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one question.....need a quick answer - tauko
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02-22-2012, 06:40 AM
GUYS WHY IS PTT ELEVATED IN VON WILLEBRAND DISEASE....it should be normal right...cause PTT has nothing to do with platelets....help me out!
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02-22-2012, 07:14 AM
VW factor also contributes to fibrin clot formation by acting as a carrier protein for factor VIII, which has a greatly shortened half-life and abnormally low concentration unless it is bound to VWF . Therefore, PPT will be prolonged in VW disease.
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02-22-2012, 12:41 PM
got it...thankx gordon.
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