What do we really know about von Willebrand disease?

Mention bleeding disorders and chances are most people will say, “Oh, you mean haemophilia?” Yet, von Willebrand disease (VWD) is by far the most common bleeding disorder. It’s also one of the least well understood. That may be because most people with von Willebrand’s have a relatively mild subtype (Type 1) and are only affected …

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