Article
[From gene to disease; congenital thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura due to mutations in the ADAMTS13 gene].
Nederlands tijdschrift voor geneeskunde - 6 Dec 2003
Schiphorst R H, van de Kar N C, van den Heuvel L P
Abstract excerpt
Thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura (TTP) is characterised by haemolytic anaemia with fragmented erythrocytes and thrombocytopenia, accompanied by other symptoms such as renal dysfunction, neurological signs and fever. Proteolysis of the Von Willebrand blood-clotting factor (VWF) by a VWF cleaving protease or ADAMTS13 is decreased in patients with TTP, leading to ultra-large Von Willebrand multimers in the...
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