Molecular group:
Angiogenic and coagulation factors
Molecule/Cell:
vWF(:Ag)
Plasmodium strain:
Plasmodium falciparum
Organ:
Plasma
Population:
Ghana
Transmission:
Stable
Adult/Pediatric:
Pediatric
CM vs NCSM:
=
Patient number:
58
Additional differences:
CM = NCSM > HC; ↑ vWF collagen binding activity in CM and NCSM patients compared to HC that ↓ 72h after start treatment; presence of abnormal ultra-large (UL) vWF multimers (not in HC)
Refs:
Larkin et al., 2009 PLoS Pathog
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