A model is proposed for the synthesis of the factor VII/von Willebrand factor protein. The defect(s) in von Willebrand's disease are related to abnormalities of the protein subunit and/or its carbohydrate content, while in haemophilia the abnormality is related to a deficiency or abnormality of the X-dependent enzyme or protein which is involved in the generation of procoagulant activity of the factor VII/von Willebrand factor multimer.

DOI: 10.1016/S0140-6736(76)90485-2
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