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aHUS caused by complement dysregulation: new therapies on the horizon.
Pediatric nephrology (Berlin, Germany) - 1 Jan 2011
Waters Aoife M, Licht Christoph
Abstract excerpt
Atypical hemolytic uremic syndrome (aHUS) is a heterogeneous disease that is caused by defective complement regulation in over 50% of cases. Mutations have been identified in genes encoding both complement regulators [complement factor H (CFH), complement factor I (CFI), complement factor H-related proteins (CFHR), and membrane cofactor protein (MCP)], as well as complement activators [complement factor B (CFB)...
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