VWF-Gly2752Ser, a novel non-cysteine substitution variant in the CK domain, exhibits severe secretory impairment by hampering C-terminal dimer formation.
Shuichi OkamotoShogo TamuraNaomi SandaKoya OdairaYuri HayakawaMasato MukaideAtsuo SuzukiTakeshi KanematsuFumihiko HayakawaAkira KatsumiHitoshi KiyoiTetsuhito KojimaTadashi MatsushitaNobuaki SuzukiPublished in: Journal of thrombosis and haemostasis : JTH (2022)
VWF-Gly2752Ser causes severe secretory impairment because of its dimerization failure. This is the first report of a VWF variant with a noncysteine substitution in the CK domain that causes type 3 VWD.