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. 1986 Sep;27(9):315–318.

Canine Von Willebrand's Disease: A Common Inherited Bleeding Disorder in Doberman Pinscher Dogs

I B Johnstone
PMCID: PMC1680304  PMID: 17422688

Abstract

Von Willebrand's disease is the most common inherited bleeding disorder of dogs occurring with particularly high frequency in Doberman pinscher dogs. Because of its method of transmission (autosomal incomplete dominant), the clinical and laboratory severity of the disease varies considerably. “Stress” may be required to make the increased bleeding tendency clinically apparent. This report describes five cases of Von Willebrand's disease in Doberman pinscher dogs and illustrates the variety of clinical expressions that the disease may take.

Keywords: Canine Von Willebrand's disease, case reports

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