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Advances in the pathogenesis, diagnosis, and treatment of thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura.
Journal of the American Society of Nephrology : JASN - 1 Apr 2003
Tsai Han-Mou
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Thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura (TTP) and the hemolytic uremic syndrome (HUS) are both characterized by thrombocytopenia, microangiopathic hemolysis, and organ dysfunction. Other disorders occasionally present with similar manifestations. Recent studies have demonstrated that deficiency in the von Willebrand factor cleaving protease ADAMTS13, due to genetic mutations or autoimmune inhibitors, causes TTP....
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