Pier Mannuccio Mannucci, Massimo Franchini
Scientific Direction, IRCCS Cà Granda Foundation Maggiore Hospital, 20122 Milan, Italy. piermannuccio.mannucci@unimi.it
Presse médicale (Paris, France : 1983) 2012 MarThrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura (TTP) is a rare but severe disease characterized by mechanical hemolytic anemia and consumptive thrombocytopenia leading to disseminated microvascular thrombosis that causes signs and symptoms of organ ischemia and functional damage. After the elucidation of the pathophysiology of TTP, thanks to the demonstration of the congenital or acquired (autoimmune) plasma deficiency of the von Willebrand factor cleaving metalloprotease A Disintegrin And Metalloprotease with ThromboSpondin 1 repeats (ADAMTS13), a number of laboratory assays for measuring ADAMTS13 and related autoantibodies have been developed. Current knowledge on the diagnostic and prognostic value of ADAMTS13 and anti-ADAMTS13 assays is summarized in this review. Copyright © 2012 Elsevier Masson SAS. All rights reserved.
Pier Mannuccio Mannucci, Massimo Franchini. Advantages and limits of ADAMTS13 testing in the prognostic assessment of thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura. Presse médicale (Paris, France : 1983). 2012 Mar;41(3 Pt 2):e157-62
PMID: 22244722
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