Factor I Autoantibodies in Patients with Atypical Hemolytic Uremic Syndrome: Disease-Associated or an Epiphenomenon?
CLINICAL JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN SOCIETY OF NEPHROLOGY, cilt.7, sa.3, ss.417-426, 2012 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus)
- Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
- Cilt numarası: 7 Sayı: 3
- Basım Tarihi: 2012
- Doi Numarası: 10.2215/cjn.05750611
- Dergi Adı: CLINICAL JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN SOCIETY OF NEPHROLOGY
- Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
- Sayfa Sayıları: ss.417-426
- Dokuz Eylül Üniversitesi Adresli: Hayır
Özet
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.