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[Complement factor B mutation in atypical hemolytic uremic syndrome. Rare cause of rare disease].
Giornale italiano di nefrologia : organo ufficiale della Societa italiana di nefrologia - 1 Apr 2017
Visconti Luca, Cernaro Valeria, Ardissino Gianluigi, Sgarbanti Martina, Ferrara Domenico, Visconti Giuseppe, Santoro Domenico, Buemi Michele
Abstract excerpt
Hemolytic uremic syndrome (HUS) is a rare disease characterized by microangiopathic hemolysis, platelet consumption and multiple organ failure with predominant renal involvement. In the most of cases (85-90%), it is associated with enteric infection due to Shiga-toxin or verocytotoxin (STEC-VTEC)-producer Escherichia coli. Rarely, in about 10-15% of cases, HUS develops in the presence of a disorder of alternative...
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