Von Willebrand Disease
New von Willebrand disease study results reported from Kochi Medical School, Department of Dermatology
Published in Blood Weekly, November 15th, 2007
Research findings, 'Vascular endothelial cell distribution and adhesion molecule expression in xanthoma,' are discussed in a new report. "The migration of circulating monocytes into the dermis is considered to be essential for both the initiation and the progression of xanthoma. The contribution of vascular endothelial cells to the migration process is unclear Twenty cases of xanthelasma and six cases of tuberous xanthoma lesions were analyzed using immunohistochemical staining Xanthoma lesions contained up to 25-fold more von Willebrand factor-stained endothelial cells than normal skin," scientists in Kochi, Japan report.
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Source: Blood Weekly (2007-11-15)
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