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ADAMTS13 mutations and polymorphisms in congenital thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura.
Human mutation - 1 Jan 2010
Lotta Luca A, Garagiola Isabella, Palla Roberta, Cairo Andrea, Peyvandi Flora
Abstract excerpt
Congenital thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura (TTP) (also known as Upshaw-Schulman syndrome, USS) is a rare, life-threatening disease characterized by thrombocytopenia and microangiopathic hemolytic anemia, associated with the deficiency of the von Willebrand factor-cleaving protease (ADAMTS13) due to mutations in the corresponding gene. The spectrum of clinical phenotype in congenital TTP is wide, encompassing...
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