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Inherited ADAMTS13 deficiency (Upshaw-Schulman syndrome): a short review.
Thrombosis research - 1 Dec 2014
Pérez-Rodríguez Almudena, Lourés Esther, Rodríguez-Trillo Ángela, Costa-Pinto Joana, García-Rivero Aránzazu, Batlle-López Ana, Batlle Javier, López-Fernández María Fernanda
Abstract excerpt
Congenital thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura (TTP), also known as Upshaw-Schulman syndrome, is associated with an inherited deficiency of ADAMTS13, a von Willebrand factor-cleaving protease. It is a rare, life-threatening disorder characterized by thrombocytopenia, hemolytic anemia, neurological symptoms, renal dysfunction, and fever resulting from formation of platelet thrombi within the microvasculature....
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