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Editorial
. 2016 Dec;36(12):2281-2282.
doi: 10.1161/ATVBAHA.116.308531.

Von Willebrand Factor and ADAMTS13: Too Much or Too Little of a Good Thing?

Brian T Emmer  1 , David Ginsburg  1 , Karl C Desch  2
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Editorial

Von Willebrand Factor and ADAMTS13: Too Much or Too Little of a Good Thing?

Brian T Emmer et al. Arterioscler Thromb Vasc Biol. 2016 Dec.
No abstract available

Keywords: ADAM proteins; Editorial; Von Willebrand factor; cause of death; disintegrin; thrombospondins.

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