Complement dysregulation in haemolytic uraemic syndrome

Lancet

Volumn 362, Issue 9395, 2003, Pages 1514-1515

  Bonnardeaux, Alain ^a   Pichette, Vincent ^a  

^a MAISONNEUVE ROSEMONT HOSPITAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPLEMENT COMPONENT C3B; MEMBRANE PROTEIN;

COMPLEMENT ACTIVATION; COMPLEMENT DEPOSITION; COMPLEMENT FIXATION; COMPLEMENT INHIBITION; GENE IDENTIFICATION; GENE TARGETING; GENETIC CODE; GENETIC SCREENING; GENETIC SUSCEPTIBILITY; HEMOLYTIC UREMIC SYNDROME; KIDNEY FAILURE; KIDNEY GRAFT; LEUKOCYTE ADHERENCE; NOTE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION;

EID: 0242486444     PISSN: 01406736     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0140-6736(03)14777-0     Document Type: Note

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