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Lower levels of ADAMTS13 are associated with cardiovascular disease in young patients.
Atherosclerosis - 1 Nov 2009
Bongers T N, de Bruijne E L E, Dippel D W J, de Jong A J, Deckers J W, Poldermans D, de Maat M P M, Leebeek F W G
Abstract excerpt
ADAMTS13 may play a role in arterial thrombosis by cleaving the highly active and thrombogenic ultralarge Von Willebrand Factor (VWF) multimers into less active VWF multimers. The aim was to investigate the relationship between plasma levels of ADAMTS13, VWF and genetic variation in the ADAMTS13 gene with cardiovascular disease. We performed a case-control study in 374 patients with a first-ever arterial...
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