Complement‐driven hemolytic uremic syndrome

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Overactivation of the complement alternative pathway drives the pathogenesis of primary atypical hemolytic uremic syndrome (aHUS). Genetically-determined or acquired dysregulation of the complement is frequently identified in patients with aHUS, pregnancy-related hemolytic uremic syndrome (HUS), and severe hypertension-associated HUS. In contrast, it is still unclear whether self-limited complement activation,...

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