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Peter James

Peter James

Professor

Peter James

Third Åland islands conference on von Willebrand disease, 26-28 September 2012: meeting report.

Author

  • Erik Berntorp
  • B Fuchs
  • M Makris
  • R Montgomery
  • V Flood
  • J S O'Donnell
  • A B Federici
  • D Lillicrap
  • Peter James
  • U Budde
  • M Morfini
  • Alexander Petrini
  • S Austin
  • C Kannicht
  • V Jiménez-Yuste
  • C Lee

Summary, in English

The first meeting of international specialists in the field of von Willebrand disease (VWD) was held in the Åland islands in 1998 where Erik von Willebrand had first observed a bleeding disorder in some members of a family from Föglö and a summary of the meeting was published in 1999. The second meeting was held in 2010 and a report of the meeting was published in 2012. Topics covered included progress in understanding of VWD over the last 50 years; multimers; classification of VWD; pharmacokinetics and laboratory assays; genetics; treating the paediatric patient; prophylaxis; geriatrics; gene therapy and treatment guidelines. This third meeting held over 3 days covered the structure and function of von Willebrand factor (VWF); type 1 VWD, the most common form of the disease; a lifespan of pharmacokinetics in VWD; detecting inhibitors in VWD patients; and special challenges in understanding and treating the female VWD patient.

Department/s

  • Clinical Coagulation, Malmö
  • Department of Immunotechnology
  • Human Movement: health and rehabilitation

Publishing year

2013

Language

English

Pages

1-18

Publication/Series

Haemophilia

Volume

19 Suppl 3

Document type

Journal article

Publisher

Wiley-Blackwell

Topic

  • Hematology

Status

Published

Research group

  • Clinical Coagulation, Malmö
  • Human Movement: health and rehabilitation

ISBN/ISSN/Other

  • ISSN: 1351-8216