What is Which is the rarest type of von Willebrand disease? and explain in detail?
Type III vWD is the rarest type of von Willebrand disease. It result from the inheritance of a mutant vWF gene from both parents. TYPES OF vBD: Condition Defect vWD type 1 Mild to moderate quantitative deficiency of vWF (i.e., about 20-50% of normal levels). vWD type 2A The most common qualitative abnormality of vWF selective loss of large and medium-sized multimers vWD type 2B Loss of only large multimers vWD type 2N Characterized by a defect residing within the patient's plasma vWF that interferes with its ability to bind F VIII. vWD type 2M Involves qualitative variants with decreased platelet-dependent function vWD type 3 A severe, quantitative deficiency associated with very little or no detectable plasma or platelet vWF, have a profound bleeding disorder