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Comparison of type I, type III and type VI collagen binding assays in diagnosis of von Willebrand disease. J Thromb Haemost 2012 Jul;10(7):1425-32

Date

04/18/2012

Pubmed ID

22507643

Pubmed Central ID

PMC3809762

DOI

10.1111/j.1538-7836.2012.04747.x

Scopus ID

2-s2.0-84863455676 (requires institutional sign-in at Scopus site)   45 Citations

Abstract

BACKGROUND: von Willebrand factor (VWF) plays a key role in coagulation by tethering platelets to injured subendothelium through binding sites for collagen and platelet GPIb. Collagen binding assays (VWF:CB), however, are not part of the routine work-up for von Willebrand disease (VWD).

OBJECTIVES: This study presents data on collagen binding for healthy controls and VWD subjects to compare three different collagens.

PATIENTS/METHODS: VWF antigen (VWF:Ag), VWF ristocetin cofactor activity and VWF:CB with types I, III and VI collagen were examined for samples obtained from the Zimmerman Program.

RESULTS: Mean VWF:CB in healthy controls was similar and highly correlated for types I, III and VI collagen. The mean VWF:CB/VWF:Ag ratios for types I, III and VI collagen were 1.31, 1.19 and 1.21, respectively. In type 1 VWD subjects, VWF:CB was similar to VWF:Ag with mean VWF:CB/VWF:Ag ratios for types I, III and VI collagen of 1.32, 1.08 and 1.1, respectively. For type 2A and 2B subjects, VWF:CB was uniformly low, with mean ratios of 0.62 and 0.7 for type I collagen, 0.38 and 0.4 for type III collagen, and 0.5 and 0.47 for type VI collagen.

CONCLUSIONS: Normal ranges for type I, III and VI collagen are correlated, but higher values were obtained with type I collagen as compared with types III and VI. The low VWF:CB in type 2A and 2B subjects suggests that VWF:CB may also supplement analysis of multimer distribution. However, these results reflect only one set of assay conditions per collagen type and therefore may not be generalizable to all collagen assays.

Author List

Flood VH, Gill JC, Christopherson PA, Wren JS, Friedman KD, Haberichter SL, Hoffmann RG, Montgomery RR

Authors

Veronica H. Flood MD Interim Chief, Professor in the Pediatrics department at Medical College of Wisconsin
Kenneth D. Friedman MD Professor in the Medicine department at Medical College of Wisconsin
Robert R. Montgomery MD Adjunct Professor in the Pediatrics department at Medical College of Wisconsin

MESH terms used to index this publication - Major topics in bold

Case-Control Studies
Collagen
Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay
Humans
Protein Binding
Protein Isoforms
von Willebrand Diseases