Washed/gel-filtered platelets from PT-VWD patients (but not VWD 2B platelets) will agglutinate in normal plasma (because of the abnormal GPIbα avidity for VWF characteristic of PT-VWD) and washed/gel-filtered normal platelets will aggregate in the presence of VWD 2B plasma (containing the hyper-adhesive VWF) [41,42]. The gene discussed is VWF; the disease is von Willebrand disease (hereditary or acquired).