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Eculizumab therapy for atypical haemolytic uraemic syndrome due to a gain-of-function mutation of complement factor B.
Pediatric nephrology (Berlin, Germany) - 1 Aug 2013
Gilbert Rodney D, Fowler Darren J, Angus Elizabeth, Hardy Stephen A, Stanley Louise, Goodship Timothy H
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BACKGROUND: Atypical haemolytic uraemic syndrome (aHUS) is caused by dysregulated complement activation. A humanised anti-C5 monoclonal antibody has recently become available for treatment of this condition CASE-DIAGNOSIS/TREATMENT: We present the first description of an infant with an activating...
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