Thrombotic Thrombocytopenic Purpura in Black People: Impact of Ethnicity on Survival and Genetic Risk Factors.

Black people are at increased risk of thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura (TTP). Whether clinical presentation of TTP in Black patients has specific features is unknown. We assessed here differences in TTP presentation and outcome between Black and White patients. Clinical presentation was comparabl...

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Main Authors: Suella Martino, Mathieu Jamme, Christophe Deligny, Marc Busson, Pascale Loiseau, Elie Azoulay, Lionel Galicier, Frédéric Pène, François Provôt, Antoine Dossier, Samir Saheb, Agnès Veyradier, Paul Coppo, French Reference Center for Thrombotic Microangiopathies
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2016-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4934773?pdf=render