Research Article

Antigenic Peptides Capable of Inducing Specific Antibodies for Detection of the Major Alterations Found in Type 2B Von Willebrand Disease

Table 1

Proposed synthetic peptides for detection of the major qualitative alterations found in VWD type 2B.

Major qualitative alterations found in VWD type 2BDesigned 8 mer peptides for synthesis
Theoretical [M + H]+Observed [M + H]+Respective peptide from M. musculus VWF

R1306WMEWLRISY1097.541113.56* MERLHIS
R1308CMERLCISY 1014.471014.50
Respective peptide found in H. sapiens VWF: MERLRISY1067.561082.57*

V1316MSQKWVRMA 1005.521020.54* SQKRIRVA
Respective peptide found in H. sapiens VWF: SQKWVRVA973.55972.57 [−1H+]

R1341QRPSELQRY 1048.551048.57 RPSELRR
Respective peptide found in H. sapiens VWF: RPSELRRY1076.591076.62

Peptide mass containing an oxidized methionine.