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Factor H Competitor Generated by Gene Conversion Events Associates with Atypical Hemolytic Uremic Syndrome.
Journal of the American Society of Nephrology : JASN - 1 Jan 2018
Goicoechea de Jorge Elena, Tortajada Agustín, García Sheila Pinto, Gastoldi Sara, Merinero Héctor Martín, García-Fernández Jesús, Arjona Emilia, Cao Mercedes, Remuzzi Giuseppe, Noris Marina, Rodríguez de Córdoba Santiago
Abstract excerpt
Atypical hemolytic uremic syndrome (aHUS), a rare form of thrombotic microangiopathy caused by complement pathogenic variants, mainly affects the kidney microvasculature. A retrospective genetic analysis in our aHUS cohort (n=513) using multiple ligation probe amplification uncovered nine unrelated patients carrying a genetic abnormality in the complement factor H related 1 gene (CFHR1) that originates by...
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