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Familial hemolytic uremic syndrome with occurrence in the postpartum period.
Saudi journal of kidney diseases and transplantation : an official publication of the Saudi Center for Organ Transplantation, Saudi Arabia - 1 Jan 2000
Barbullushi Myftar, Idrizi Alma, Spasovski Goce
Abstract excerpt
The hemolytic uremic syndrome (HUS) is a heterogeneous group of similar entities characterized by microangiopathic hemolytic anemia, thrombocytopenia, and acute renal failure (ARF) and is an important cause of ARF in childhood. Mutations have been reported in the complement regulatory protein factor H in both sporadic and familial HUS and have been identified in 10-20% of cases. Inherited HUS is unusual. We...
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