[HTML][HTML] Clinicopathologic implications of complement genetic variants in kidney transplantation

Z Ren, SJ Perkins, L Love-Gregory, JP Atkinson… - Frontiers in …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Genetic testing has uncovered rare variants in complement proteins associated with
thrombotic microangiopathy (TMA) and C3 glomerulopathy (C3G). Approximately 50% are …

[HTML][HTML] Functional and genetic landscape of complement dysregulation along the spectrum of thrombotic microangiopathy and its potential implications on clinical …

SA Timmermans, JGMC Damoiseaux, A Werion… - Kidney international …, 2021 - Elsevier
Introduction The syndromes of thrombotic microangiopathy (TMA) are diverse and represent
severe endothelial damage caused by various mechanisms. The complement system plays …

High-throughput genetic testing for thrombotic microangiopathies and C3 glomerulopathies

F Bu, NG Borsa, MB Jones, E Takanami… - Journal of the …, 2016 - journals.lww.com
The thrombotic microangiopathies (TMAs) and C3 glomerulopathies (C3Gs) include a
spectrum of rare diseases such as atypical hemolytic uremic syndrome, thrombotic …

[HTML][HTML] Sex differences in clinical presentation and outcomes among patients with complement-gene-variant-mediated thrombotic microangiopathy

C Aigner, M Gaggl, R Kain, Z Prohászka… - Journal of Clinical …, 2020 - mdpi.com
Sex differences among patients with complement-gene-variant-mediated thrombotic
microangiopathy (cTMA) are not well established. We examined demographic and clinical …

[HTML][HTML] Complement polymorphisms in kidney transplantation: critical in graft rejection?

LA Michielsen, AD van Zuilen, IS Muskens… - American Journal of …, 2017 - Elsevier
The complement system, as part of the innate immune system, plays an important role in
renal transplantation. Complement is involved in the protection against foreign organisms …

Pathway-driven rare germline variants associated with transplant-associated thrombotic microangiopathy (TA-TMA)

Z Zhang, W Hong, Q Wu, S Tsavachidis, J Li… - Thrombosis research, 2023 - Elsevier
The significance of rare germline mutations in transplant-associated thrombotic
microangiopathy (TA-TMA) is not well studied. We performed a genetic association study in …

[HTML][HTML] Early graft loss due to acute thrombotic microangiopathy accompanied by complement gene variants in living-related kidney transplantation: case series …

Q Wu, X Tian, N Gong, J Zheng, D Liang, X Li, X Lu… - BMC nephrology, 2022 - Springer
Background Recently, early graft loss has become very rare in living-related kidney
transplantation (LKT) as a result of decreased risk of hyperacute rejection and improvements …

A new paradigm for renal thrombotic microangiopathy

AJ Gallan, A Chang - Seminars in Diagnostic Pathology, 2020 - Elsevier
Thrombotic microangiopathy (TMA) is characterized by thrombocytopenia and
microangiopathic hemolytic anemia, results from acute and/or chronic endothelial cell injury …

Genetic analysis of 400 patients refines understanding and implicates a new gene in atypical hemolytic uremic syndrome

F Bu, Y Zhang, K Wang, NG Borsa… - Journal of the …, 2018 - journals.lww.com
Background Genetic variation in complement genes is a predisposing factor for atypical
hemolytic uremic syndrome (aHUS), a life-threatening thrombotic microangiopathy, however …

Complement factor H variants are associated with microangiopathy lesions in IgA nephropathy

W Hou, S Shi, X Zhou, S Wang, Q Cai, P Chen… - International …, 2022 - Elsevier
Background Thrombotic microangiopathy (TMA) occurs in immunoglobulin A nephropathy
(IgAN), and the pathogenesis is not known behind the endothelium injury. The genetic …