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Complement factor H and hemolytic uremic syndrome.
International immunopharmacology - 1 Mar 2001
Zipfel P F, Skerka C, Caprioli J, Manuelian T, Neumann H H, Noris M, Remuzzi G
Abstract excerpt
Factor H is a 150 kDa single chain plasma glycoprotein that plays a pivotal role in the regulation of the alternative pathway of complement. Primary sequence analysis reveals a structural organization of this plasma protein, in 20 homologous units, called Short Consensus Repeats (SCRs), each about 60 amino acids long. Biochemical and genetic studies show an association between factor H deficiency and human...
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