von willebrand's disease

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An hereditary disease, characterized by a tendency to hemorrhage, and caused by a defect in blood platelet activity
a form of hemophilia discovered by Erik von Willebrand; a genetic disorder that is inherited as an autosomal recessive trait; characterized by a deficiency of the coagulation factor and by mucosal bleeding

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von Willebrand disease
An hereditary disease, characterized by a tendency to hemorrhage, and caused by a defect in blood platelet activity