Von Willebrand Disease (VWD) 100 years after its first description: the research of Italian investigators for a better management of VWD patients
Since the first description of the von Willebrand disease (VWD) families by Erik von Willebrand in 1926, VWD has been considered an inherited bleeding disorder completely different from hemophilia, already known for many years. The pivotal role of the adhesive glycoprotein von Willebrand factor in the early phases of h...