Plasma levels of the von Willebrand factor-cleaving protease in physiological and pathological conditions in children

Pediatric Hematology and Oncology

Volumn 19, Issue 7, 2002, Pages 467-473

  Kavakli, Kaan ^a   Canciani, Maria Teresa ^b   Mannucci, Pier Mannuccio ^b  

^a EGE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Turkey)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

Author keywords

Thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura (TTP); Von Willebrand factor (VWF); Von Willebrand cleaving protease (VWF CP)

Indexed keywords

PROTEINASE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VON WILLEBRAND FACTOR; VON WILLEBRAND FACTOR CLEAVING PROTEINASE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BETA THALASSEMIA; CHICKENPOX; CHILD; CHRONIC HEPATITIS; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; ENZYME BLOOD LEVEL; FAMILIAL MEDITERRANEAN FEVER; FEMALE; HEMOLYTIC UREMIC SYNDROME; HUMAN; INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; LABORATORY TEST; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEPHROTIC SYNDROME; NEWBORN; NORMAL HUMAN; THROMBOTIC THROMBOCYTOPENIC PURPURA; VIRUS HEPATITIS;

ADAM PROTEINS; ADOLESCENT; AGE FACTORS; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; HEMOLYTIC-UREMIC SYNDROME; HEPATITIS, VIRAL, HUMAN; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; LABORATORY TECHNIQUES AND PROCEDURES; METALLOENDOPEPTIDASES; PURPURA, THROMBOTIC THROMBOCYTOPENIC;

EID: 0036785033     PISSN: 08880018     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08880010290097288     Document Type: Article

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