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Von Willebrand Factor is an acute phase protein. A temporary increase is found in clinical situations of acute or chronic inflammation, after surgery, in the case of malignancy, uremia, hepatic failure, and also during physical or psychological stress. Here, we present two children in whom psychological stress markedly increased von Willebrand activity.
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Wieland, I., Wermes, C., Welte, K., Sykora, K.W. (2008). Two Examples of the Influence of Psychological Stress on the von Willebrand Factor Activity. In: Scharrer, I., Schramm, W. (eds) 37th Hemophilia Symposium. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-73535-9_24
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