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Understanding the disease-related alterations in a large gene cluster that lead to atypical hemolytic uremic syndrome (aHUS) may help in diagnosing and treating the illness, a recent review suggests. The study, “CFHR Gene Variations Provide Insights in the Pathogenesis of the Kidney Diseases Atypical Hemolytic Uremic…

The gleaming new Dutch headquarters of the European Medicines Agency (EMA), fronting Domenico Scarlattilaan in Amsterdam’s suburban Zuidas business district, finally opened for business last month — just over two years after the European Union decided to relocate the EMA to the Netherlands in the wake of Brexit.

Mutations in the CD46 gene — a regulator of the complement system — may lead to pregnancy-associated atypical hemolytic uremic syndrome (aHUS), according to a case study. These findings may help to identify women at risk of developing the condition. The case report, “Genetic and functional…

Experts in South Korea have proposed a set of new diagnostic criteria to distinguish thrombotic microangiopathy associated with atypical hemolytic uremic syndrome (aHUS). Their study, “Consensus regarding diagnosis and management of atypical hemolytic uremic syndrome,” was published in The Korean Journal of Internal Medicine.

Soliris (eculizumab) maintenance treatment given every three weeks — instead of the standard two weeks — was sufficient to achieve therapeutic blood levels and prevent disease relapse for at least four years in a 2-year-old girl with atypical hemolytic uremic syndrome (aHUS), a case study shows. Soliris’ optimized regimen…

Difficulties in diagnosing atypical hemolytic uremic (aHUS) syndrome in the absence of family history are illustrated in the story of a girl in Sri Lanka who, after multiple diagnoses, was successfully treated for aHUS by long-term plasma exchange, a case study reported. …

Pregnancy-associated atypical hemolytic uremic syndrome (aHUS) usually occurs postpartum, after a pregnancy complication — such as preeclampsia, severe bleeding, and fetal death — and is treated effectively with Soliris (eculizumab), according to a review study. The data highlighted the previously unexplored variety of clinical scenarios in which…

Alexion Pharmaceuticals now holds exclusive rights to Dicerna’s potential RNA interference (RNAi) therapies developed against four targets of the complement system, which plays a role in many diseases, including atypical hemolytic uremic syndrome (aHUS). aHUS results from an abnormal activation of the complement system, a…

Plasma exchange (PEX) therapy given before and after kidney transplants reduces the risk of disease relapse and transplant failure in people with atypical hemolytic uremic syndrome (aHUS), according to an Austrian study. The work also suggested that while treatment with Soliris (eculizumab) may not be necessary for all…

Despite skyrocketing healthcare costs, President Trump is committed to protecting the 30 million or so Americans with rare diseases and ensuring timely, affordable access to lifesaving treatments, the nation’s highest-ranking health official said. “We have to think about how our financing system can protect those with serious and rare illnesses.