Bernard-Soulier Syndrome Is a Bleeding Disorder Caused by a Defect

question 5

Multiple Choice

Bernard-Soulier syndrome is a bleeding disorder caused by a defect of glycoprotein Ib (GpIb) on platelets. Platelets lacking GpIb cannot adhere to the wall of the damaged blood vessels, because GpIb is the receptor for which essential coagulation protein?

• A) Hageman factor (factor XII)
• B) Von Willebrand factor
• C) Fibrinogen
• D) Factor VIII
• E) Thrombin

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