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The decay accelerating factor mutation I197V found in hemolytic uraemic syndrome does not impair complement regulation.
Molecular immunology - 1 May 2007
Kavanagh D, Burgess R, Spitzer D, Richards A, Diaz-Torres M L, Goodship J A, Hourcade D E, Atkinson J P, Goodship T H J
Abstract excerpt
Hemolytic uremic syndrome is the clinical triad of thrombocytopenia, microangiopathic hemolytic anaemia and acute renal failure. Cases not associated with a preceding Shiga-like toxin producing Escherichia coli are described as atypical HUS (aHUS). Approximately 50% of patients with aHUS have mutations in one of three complement regulatory proteins, Factor H (CFH), membrane cofactor protein (MCP;CD46) or factor I...
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