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Genetic defects leading to hereditary thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura.
Seminars in hematology - 1 Jan 2004
Kokame Koichi, Miyata Toshiyuki
Abstract excerpt
In patients with thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura (TTP), unusually large multimers of von Willebrand factor (VWF) circulate in the plasma. This is caused by a functional deficiency of VWF-cleaving protease, ADAMTS-13. Although TTP usually occurs as an acquired form due to autoantibodies against ADAMTS-13, the condition may be inherited in an autosomal recessive fashion. Thus far, genomic DNA from 23 patients...
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