ADAMTS13 activity and antigen during therapy and follow-up of patients with idiopathic thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura: correlation with clinical outcome

Background The assay for ADAMTS13 activity helps clinicians to confirm the clinical diagnosis of idiopathic thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura. The clinical value of testing for the antigen level of ADAMTS13 protein is, however, less clear.Design and Methods In this study, both ADAMTS13 antigen and...

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Main Authors: Shangbin Yang, Ming Jin, Shili Lin, Spero Cataland, Haifeng Wu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Ferrata Storti Foundation 2011-10-01
Series:Haematologica
Online Access:https://haematologica.org/article/view/6100