The presumed increased bleeding tendency in red-haired individuals is not associated with von Willebrand factor antigen levels in older individuals

J Thromb Haemost. 2011 Dec;9(12):2509-11. doi: 10.1111/j.1538-7836.2011.04540.x.
No abstract available

Publication types

  • Letter
  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Aged
  • Autoantigens / blood*
  • Cohort Studies
  • Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay
  • Female
  • Genome-Wide Association Study
  • Hair Color*
  • Hemorrhage*
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Polymorphism, Single Nucleotide
  • von Willebrand Factor / immunology*

Substances

  • Autoantigens
  • von Willebrand Factor