Article
[Hemolytic-uremic syndrome: what is the mechanism?].
La Revue du praticien - 15 Dec 2008
Fremeaux-Bacchi Véronique, Fakhouri Fadi, Loirat Chantal
Abstract excerpt
Many data suggest that improper regulation of the alternative complement pathway is involved in the pathophysiology of atypical hemolytic-uremic syndrome. Until a few years ago, research exclusively focused on protein assays, which did not help to identify precise genetic factors predisposing to atypical hemolytic-uremic syndrome. In this context, the introduction of gene study considerably accelerated advances.
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