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Phenotypic expansion of DGKE-associated diseases.
Journal of the American Society of Nephrology : JASN - 1 Jul 2014
Westland Rik, Bodria Monica, Carrea Alba, Lata Sneh, Scolari Francesco, Fremeaux-Bacchi Veronique, D'Agati Vivette D, Lifton Richard P, Gharavi Ali G, Ghiggeri Gian Marco, Sanna-Cherchi Simone
Abstract excerpt
Atypical hemolytic uremic syndrome (aHUS) is usually characterized by uncontrolled complement activation. The recent discovery of loss-of-function mutations in DGKE in patients with aHUS and normal complement levels challenged this observation. DGKE, encoding diacylglycerol kinase-ε, has not been implicated in the complement cascade but hypothetically leads to a prothrombotic state. The discovery of this novel...
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