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Thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura related to severe ADAMTS13 deficiency in children.
Pediatric nephrology (Berlin, Germany) - 1 Jan 2009
Loirat Chantal, Girma Jean-Pierre, Desconclois Céline, Coppo Paul, Veyradier Agnès
Abstract excerpt
Thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura (TTP) related to a severely deficient activity of the von Willebrand factor cleaving protease, ADAMTS (A Disintegrin And Metalloprotease with ThromboSpondin type 1 repeats) 13, is a life-threatening event, the onset of which may occur as early as childhood. TTP is either inherited (Upshaw-Schulman syndrome) via ADAMTS13 gene mutations (neonatal onset) or acquired via...
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