Table 2.

Multimeric distribution of patient plasma von Willebrand factor after 0.1% SDS–1% agarose gel electrophoresis

MultimersPatients
NPA1A2A3A4B1C1D1E1F1
Low MW
(≤ 5 mers), % 
43 68 67 72 65 57 65 52 62 57 
Intermediate MW
(5 < mers ≤ 10), % 
37 18 21 19 23 27 21 28 23 26 
HMW
(> 10 mers), % 
20 14 12 12 16 14 20 15 17 
MultimersPatients
NPA1A2A3A4B1C1D1E1F1
Low MW
(≤ 5 mers), % 
43 68 67 72 65 57 65 52 62 57 
Intermediate MW
(5 < mers ≤ 10), % 
37 18 21 19 23 27 21 28 23 26 
HMW
(> 10 mers), % 
20 14 12 12 16 14 20 15 17 

Results are expressed as the relative percentage of each group of multimers.

MW indicates molecular weight; HMW, high MW.