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Use of eculizumab and plasma exchange in successful combined liver-kidney transplantation in a case of atypical HUS associated with complement factor H mutation.
Pediatric nephrology (Berlin, Germany) - 1 Mar 2014
Tran Ha, Chaudhuri Abanti, Concepcion Waldo, Grimm Paul C
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BACKGROUND: Atypical hemolytic uremic syndrome (aHUS) evolves into end-stage renal failure in nearly half of affected patients and is associated with defective regulation of the alternative complement pathway. Patients with a complement factor H (CFH) mutation have a 30-100% risk of graft loss due to aHUS recurrence or graft thrombosis. Since CFH is produced predominantly by the liver, combined liver-kidney...
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