Mechanism proposed for microvascular thrombosis in thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura

In patients with acquired autoimmune thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura, elevated plasma levels of human neutrophil proteins 1-3 inhibit proteolytic cleavage of von Willebrand factor by ADAMTS13, Vikram G. Pillai, PhD, of the University of Alabama at Birmingham, and colleagues reported. The...
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