Incidence of thrombotic microangiopathies in Quebec: insight from a laboratory centralizing ADAMTS-13 testing

Abstract Background Thrombotic microangiopathies (TMA) are serious medical conditions requiring a prompt diagnosis to adapt treatment. The determination of ADAMTS-13 activity enables discriminating thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura (TTP) from other forms of TMA. The purpose of this study was to pr...

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Published in:	Orphanet Journal of Rare Diseases
Main Authors:	Clémence Merlen, Emmanuelle Pépin, Ousmane Barry, Anik Cormier, Caroline Dubois, Anne-Laure Lapeyraque, Stéphan Troyanov, Georges-Etienne Rivard, Arnaud Bonnefoy
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	BMC 2022-08-01
Subjects:	Thrombotic microangiopathies Thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura ADAMTS-13 Incidence Epidemiology Prevalence
Online Access:	https://doi.org/10.1186/s13023-022-02409-3