Frequently used abbreviations in the context of testing for VWD
| CLIA | Chemiluminescence immunoassay | VWF:Ag | von Willebrand factor antigen |
| FVIII:C | Coagulation factor VIII activity | VWF:CB | von Willebrand factor collagen binding |
| HMWM | High-molecular-weight multimers | VWF:FVIIIB | von Willebrand factor binding to FVIII |
| GPIb | Platelet glycoprotein Ib | VWF:RCo | von Willebrand factor activity using ristocetin as cofactor |
| RIPA | Ristocetin-induced platelet aggregation | VWF:GPIbM | von Willebrand factor activity by glycoprotein Ib binding using recombinant mutated GPIb |
| VWD | von Willebrand disease | VWF:GPIbR | von Willebrand factor activity by glycoprotein Ib binding using recombinant GPIb and ristocetin |
| VWF | von Willebrand factor | VWFpp | von Willebrand disease propeptide |
| CLIA | Chemiluminescence immunoassay | VWF:Ag | von Willebrand factor antigen |
| FVIII:C | Coagulation factor VIII activity | VWF:CB | von Willebrand factor collagen binding |
| HMWM | High-molecular-weight multimers | VWF:FVIIIB | von Willebrand factor binding to FVIII |
| GPIb | Platelet glycoprotein Ib | VWF:RCo | von Willebrand factor activity using ristocetin as cofactor |
| RIPA | Ristocetin-induced platelet aggregation | VWF:GPIbM | von Willebrand factor activity by glycoprotein Ib binding using recombinant mutated GPIb |
| VWD | von Willebrand disease | VWF:GPIbR | von Willebrand factor activity by glycoprotein Ib binding using recombinant GPIb and ristocetin |
| VWF | von Willebrand factor | VWFpp | von Willebrand disease propeptide |