Relative role of genetic complement abnormalities in sporadic and familial aHUS and their impact on clinical phenotype.

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Published in Clin J Am Soc Nephrol on July 01, 2010

Authors

Marina Noris1, Jessica Caprioli, Elena Bresin, Chiara Mossali, Gaia Pianetti, Sara Gamba, Erica Daina, Chiara Fenili, Federica Castelletti, Annalisa Sorosina, Rossella Piras, Roberta Donadelli, Ramona Maranta, Irene van der Meer, Edward M Conway, Peter F Zipfel, Timothy H Goodship, Giuseppe Remuzzi

Author Affiliations

1: Mario Negri Institute for Pharmacological Research, Clinical Research Center for Rare Diseases, Aldo e Cele Daccò, Via Camozzi, 3-24020 Ranica (BG), Italy. marina.noris@marionegri.it.

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