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Editorial
. 2015 Jan;55(1):11-3.
doi: 10.1111/trf.12885.

Measuring ADAMTS13 activity in patients with suspected thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura: when, how, and why?

James N George  1
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Editorial

Measuring ADAMTS13 activity in patients with suspected thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura: when, how, and why?

James N George. Transfusion. 2015 Jan.
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