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Complement-mediated thrombotic microangiopathy associated with lupus nephritis.
Blood advances - 28 Aug 2018
Park Mi Hee, Caselman Nicholas, Ulmer Scott, Weitz Ilene Ceil
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Complement-mediated thrombotic microangiopathy (CM-TMA) is a clinical disorder driven by the generation of excess complement. It is characterized by thrombocytopenia and microangiopathic hemolytic anemia (MAHA) with microvascular thrombosis resulting in systemic organ damage (TMA). One form of CM-TMA, atypical hemolytic uremic syndrome (aHUS), is characterized by pathologic complement activation due to the loss...
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