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No association between dysplasminogenemia with p.Ala620Thr mutation and atypical hemolytic uremic syndrome.
International journal of hematology - 1 Aug 2016
Miyata Toshiyuki, Uchida Yumiko, Yoshida Yoko, Kato Hideki, Matsumoto Masanori, Kokame Koichi, Fujimura Yoshihiro, Nangaku Masaomi
Abstract excerpt
Atypical hemolytic uremic syndrome (aHUS), a form of thrombotic microangiopathy, is caused by the uncontrolled activation of the alternative pathway of complement on the cell surface that leads to microangiopathic hemolytic anemia, thrombocytopenia, and renal failure. A recent genetic analysis of aHUS patients identified deleterious mutations not only in complement or complement regulatory genes but also in the...
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