Article
ADAMTS13 phenotype in plasma from normal individuals and patients with thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura.
European journal of pediatrics - 1 Mar 2007
Manea Minola, Kristoffersson AnnCharlotte, Tsai Han-Mou, Zhou Wenhua, Winqvist Ingemar, Oldaeus Göran, Billström Rolf, Björk Peter, Holmberg Lars, Karpman Diana
Abstract excerpt
The activity of ADAMTS13, the von Willebrand factor cleaving protease, is deficient in patients with thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura (TTP). In the present study, the phenotype of ADAMTS13 in TTP and in normal plasma was demonstrated by immunoblotting. Normal plasma (n = 20) revealed a single band at 190 kD under reducing conditions using a polyclonal antibody, and a single band at 150 kD under non-reducing...
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