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Congenital thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura caused by new compound heterozygous mutations of the ADAMTS13 gene.
European journal of haematology - 1 Feb 2014
Rank Cecilie Utke, Kremer Hovinga Johanna, Taleghani Magnus Mansouri, Lämmle Bernhard, Gøtze Jens Peter, Nielsen Ove Juul
Abstract excerpt
Upshaw-Schulman syndrome (USS) is due to severe congenital deficiency of von Willebrand factor (VWF)-cleaving protease ADAMTS13 (a disintegrin and metalloprotease with thrombospondin type 1 domains, nr 13) activity resulting in the presence of unusually large forms of VWF in the circulation, causing intravascular platelet clumping and thrombotic microangiopathy. Our patient, a 26-year-old man, had attacks of...
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