The haemolytic uraemic syndrome (HUS) is characterized by the triad of thrombocytopenia, microangiopathic haemolytic anaemia and acute renal failure. HUS may be classified as either diarrhoeal-associated (D+HUS) or non-diarrhoeal/atypical (aHUS). Approximately half of the patients with aHUS have mutations in genes that regulate the complement system. Several other conditions and factors, such as infection, drugs, pregnancy, and malignancy, have been reported to cause aHUS.
Category
Hematologic disease
Brite
Human diseases in ICD-11 classification [BR:br08403]
03 Diseases of the blood or blood-forming organs
Anaemias or other erythrocyte disorders
Haemolytic anaemias
Congenital haemolytic anaemia
3A10 Hereditary haemolytic anaemia
H01434 Atypical hemolytic uremic syndrome
Pathway-based classification of diseases [BR:br08402]
Immune system
nt06513 Complement cascade
H01434 Atypical hemolytic uremic syndrome
Goicoechea de Jorge E, Harris CL, Esparza-Gordillo J, Carreras L, Arranz EA, Garrido CA, Lopez-Trascasa M, Sanchez-Corral P, Morgan BP, Rodriguez de Cordoba S
Title
Gain-of-function mutations in complement factor B are associated with atypical hemolytic uremic syndrome.