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Rare genetic variants in Shiga toxin-associated haemolytic uraemic syndrome: genetic analysis prior to transplantation is essential

We present a case of haemolytic uraemic syndrome (HUS) in a 16-year-old female with serological evidence of acute Escherichia coli O157:H7 infection. She progressed to established renal failure and received a deceased donor kidney transplant. Shiga toxin–associated HUS (STEC-HUS) does not recur foll...

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Autores principales: Dowen, Frances, Wood, Katrina, Brown, Alison L., Palfrey, Jennifer, Kavanagh, David, Brocklebank, Vicky
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Oxford University Press 2017
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5569917/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28852487
http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/ckj/sfx030