Unraveling the mystery of von Willebrand factor

*Department of Molecular and Experimental Medicine, The Scripps Research Institute, La Jolla, CA, USA; Laboratory of Thrombosis andHaemostasis, Department of Haematology, University Medical Centre Utrecht; and Department of Blood Coagulationand Department of Plasma Proteins, Sanquin, Amsterdam, the NetherlandsTo cite this article: Bouma BN, van Mourik JA. Unraveling the mystery of von Willebrand factor. J Thromb Haemost 2006; 4: 489–95.