CLINICAL JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN SOCIETY OF NEPHROLOGY, cilt.7, sa.3, ss.417-426, 2012 (SCI-Expanded)
Background and objectives Atypical hemolytic uremic syndrome is a disease associated with mutations in the genes encoding the complement regulators factors H and I. In addition, factor H autoantibodies have been reported in similar to 10% of patients with atypical hemolytic uremic syndrome. This study searched for the presence of factor 1 autoantibodies in atypical hemolytic uremic syndrome.