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An enzyme immunoassay of ADAMTS13 distinguishes patients with thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura from normal individuals and carriers of ADAMTS13 mutations.
Thrombosis and haemostasis - 1 Apr 2004
Zhou Wenhua, Tsai Han-Mou
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Recent studies demonstrate that assay of ADAMTS13, a circulating zinc metalloprotease that cleaves von Willebrand factor (VWF) at the Y1605-M1606 bond, is an important tool in the diagnosis of thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura (TTP). In order to develop a method that could be adapted for genera...
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