Erschienen in:
01.10.2009 | Case Report
Hemolytic uremic syndrome due to homozygous factor H deficiency
verfasst von:
Sidharth Kumar Sethi, Dragon-Durey Marie-Agnes, Neelam Thaker, Pankaj Hari, Arvind Bagga
Erschienen in:
Clinical and Experimental Nephrology
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Ausgabe 5/2009
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Abstract
The majority of complement factor H mutations associated with atypical hemolytic uremic syndrome (HUS) are heterozygous. Homozygous mutations causing atypical hemolytic uremic syndrome are rare. We report a 7-month-old boy with HUS, severe hypocomplementemia (low C3 and normal C4 levels), and extremely low circulating levels of factor H. Genetic analysis showed homozygous 4 bp deletion in the gene encoding factor H in the patient, with his parents being carriers. The patient showed progression to end-stage renal disease and is presently on chronic ambulatory peritoneal dialysis.