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A novel mutation in the complement factor B gene (CFB) and atypical hemolytic uremic syndrome.
Pediatric nephrology (Berlin, Germany) - 1 May 2010
Tawadrous Hanan, Maga Tara, Sharma Josefina, Kupferman Juan, Smith Richard J H, Schoeneman Morris
Abstract excerpt
We report the case of an 8-year-old girl diagnosed with atypical hemolytic uremic syndrome (aHUS) with a complement factor B (CFB) gene mutation. aHUS is a disease of complement dysregulation. In approximately 50% of patients, mutations are identified in genes encoding regulators of complement-co...
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