storage and secretion of this factor, thus leading to reduced antigen levels. However, one
cysteine mutation, p. Cys2773Ser, has been found in patients with type 2A (IID) von
Willebrand's disease who have normal plasma levels of von Willebrand factor. We
hypothesize that disruption of either intra-or interchain disulfide bonds by cysteine mutations
in von Willebrand factor has different effects on the biogenesis of Weibel-Palade bodies.