Is Upshaw-Schulman syndrome congenital thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura or hemolytic-uremic syndrome? Yes to both

Journal of Thrombosis and Haemostasis

Volumn 1, Issue 11, 2003, Pages 2457-2458

  Fujimura, Y ^a  

^a NARA MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADAM PROTEIN; ADAMTS13 PROTEIN, HUMAN; METALLOPROTEINASE;

BLOOD; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; GENETICS; HEMOLYTIC UREMIC SYNDROME; HUMAN; NOTE; SYNDROME; THROMBOTIC THROMBOCYTOPENIC PURPURA;

ADAM PROTEINS; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; HEMOLYTIC-UREMIC SYNDROME; HUMANS; METALLOENDOPEPTIDASES; PURPURA, THROMBOTIC THROMBOCYTOPENIC; SYNDROME;

EID: 4444344737     PISSN: 15387933     EISSN: 15387836     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1538-7836.2003.0468f.x     Document Type: Letter

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