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ADAMTS13 (a disintegrin and metalloproteinase with a thrombospondin type 1 motif member 13)—also known as von Willebrand factor-cleaving protease (VWFCP)—is a zinc-containing metalloprotease enzyme that cleaves von Willebrand factor (vWf) a large protein involved in blood clotting. It is secreted in blood and degrades large vWf multimers decreasing their activity.

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