[From gene to disease; the haemolytic uraemic syndrome can be caused by mutations in regulating factors of the alternative route of the complement system]. / Van gen naar ziekte; het hemolytisch-uremisch syndroom als gevolg van mutaties in de regulatie van de alternatieve route van het complementsysteem.
Ned Tijdschr Geneeskd
; 151(3): 185-8, 2007 Jan 20.
Article
in Nl
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-17288344
ABSTRACT
Defective control of the alternative route of the complement system is an important cause of the non-diarrhoea haemolytic uraemic syndrome (HUS). On the endothelial surface, mutations in HF1, MCP and IF predispose to development ofHUS. Uncontrolled complement activation on the surface of endothelial cells will damage these cells extensively. Plasmapheresis can be an effective, although temporary, treatment for mutations in HF1 and IF. HUS frequently recurs after renal transplantation in patients with HF1 or IF mutations but not in patients with a mutation of MCP. These genetic defects can be detected by routine diagnostics.
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Collection:
01-internacional
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Complement System Proteins
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Complement Pathway, Alternative
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Hemolytic-Uremic Syndrome
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Mutation
Limits:
Humans
Language:
Nl
Journal:
Ned Tijdschr Geneeskd
Year:
2007
Document type:
Article