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Partial ADAMTS13 deficiency in atypical hemolytic uremic syndrome.
Blood - 22 Aug 2013
Feng Shuju, Eyler Stephen J, Zhang Yuzhou, Maga Tara, Nester Carla M, Kroll Michael H, Smith Richard J, Afshar-Kharghan Vahid
Abstract excerpt
Complement dysregulation leads to atypical hemolytic uremic syndrome (aHUS), while ADAMTS13 deficiency causes thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura. We investigated whether genetic variations in the ADAMTS13 gene partially explain the reduced activity known to occur in some patients with aHUS. We measured complement activity and ADAMTS13 function, and completed mutation screening of multiple complement genes and...
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