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Atypical hemolytic uremic syndrome in children: complement mutations and clinical characteristics.
Pediatric nephrology (Berlin, Germany) - 1 Aug 2012
Geerdink Lianne M, Westra Dineke, van Wijk Joanna A E, Dorresteijn Eiske M, Lilien Marc R, Davin Jean-Claude, Kömhoff Martin, Van Hoeck Koen, van der Vlugt Amerins, van den Heuvel Lambertus P, van de Kar Nicole C A J
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Mutations in complement factor H (CFH), factor I (CFI), factor B (CFB), thrombomodulin (THBD), C3 and membrane cofactor protein (MCP), and autoantibodies against factor H (αFH) with or without a homozygous deletion in CFH-related protein 1 and 3 (∆CFHR1/3) predispose development of atypical hemolytic uremic syndrome (aHUS). METHODS: Different mutations in genes encoding complement proteins in 45...
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