[From gene to disease; the haemolytic uraemic syndrome can be caused by mutations in regulating factors of the alternative route of the complement system].

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Defective control of the alternative route of the complement system is an important cause of the non-diarrhoea haemolytic uraemic syndrome (HUS). On the endothelial surface, mutations in HF1, MCP and IF predispose to development ofHUS. Uncontrolled complement activation on the surface of endothelial cells will damage these cells extensively. Plasmapheresis can be an effective, although temporary, treatment for...

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