Meeting program

October 11, 2023 at 3 pm CET

The interaction of von Willebrand factor (VWF) with platelet glycoprotein Ib: pathological implications and clinical manifestations

15:00-15:10 Introduction                                                                                                

Giancarlo Castaman, Paolo Gresele                                                                                               

15:10-15:30  The physiological functions of VWF 

Caterina Casari (Lekremlin Bicetre, France)                                                                              

Bleeding disorders due to loss- or gain- of functions variants of platelet GPIb:

•  15:30-15:45 Pathophysiology

Loredana Bury (Perugia, Italy)                                        

•  15:45-16:00 Clinical manifestations

Paolo Gresele (Perugia, Italy)                                      

Type 2 B von Willebrand disease:

•  16:00-16:15 Pathophysiology

Augusto Federici (Milan, Italy)                                             

•  16:15-16:30 Clinical Manifestations

Giancarlo Castaman (Florence, Italy)                            

16:30-16:50 General Discussion (Q&A session)