TO STOP OR NOT TO STOP – THAT IS THE QUESTION?
You have had aHUS. The type of aHUS caused by uncontrolled complement, not the other type. You got access to a…
Variants of uncertain significance (VUS) for aHUS
If or when aHUS patients or their families are tested for complement genetic variants which could be the cause of their…
Genetic Testing -aHUS Agenda Topic 6
Genetic testing again a topic but this time it is of the patient; and is important for prognosis as well as…
Familial Genetic Testing- aHUS Agenda Topic 2-
The series about the aHUS Research Agenda continues with second topic about familial genetic testing. When it comes to genetic testing…
Atypical HUS – an Interview with Dr Brad Lewis of Machaon Diagnostics
We’re pleased to feature this interview with Dr Brad Lewis, Medical Director of Machaon Diagnostics. A hematologist with background in biochemistry…
Can an unknown aHUS susceptibility be passed on?
Usually inheritance questions about a HUS relate to genetic susceptibility mutations/variants/markers that are known. This one is different because it is…
What about aHUS and COVID Vaccinations and access to genetic testing and genetic research
There was one question about COVID vaccinations and aHUS in the RDD2022 Video, Global Action featured several articles about COVID vaccination…
Screening for aHUS at birth
Most babies are born healthy. Even those susceptible to aHUS due to genetic abnormalities are born healthy. Although it is rare,…
Someone has to be the first
Twenty years ago today, in 1998, an article appeared in Kidney International , the Journal of the International Society of Nephrology…