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[Variety of thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura clinical course in Polish family members with ADAMTS 13 gene mutation].
Polski merkuriusz lekarski : organ Polskiego Towarzystwa Lekarskiego - 1 Mar 2013
Hyla-Klekot Lidia, Kucharska Grazyna, Słonka Karina
Abstract excerpt
The congenital form of thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura (Upshaw-Schulman syndrom) is a result of genetically conditioned dysfunction of protease ADAMTS 13 enzyme which is responsible for von Wiellebrand factor multimer disintegration. The disease is inherited autosomally and recessively. The decrease of ADAMTS 13 activity results in intravascular clotting process activation with rapid lowering of platelet...
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