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Eculizumab in atypical haemolytic–uraemic syndrome allows cessation of plasma exchange and dialysis

Disorders in complement regulation are a major cause of atypical haemolytic–uraemic syndrome (aHUS). Eculizumab, a monoclonal antibody targeting complement C5 and blocking the terminal complement cascade, should theoretically be useful in this disease, particularly when associated with specific comp...

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Autores principales: Kim, Jon Jin, Waller, Simon C., Reid, Christopher J.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Oxford University Press 2012
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4400463/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26069744
http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/ndtplus/sfr174