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Diagnosis, Prognosis, and Management of aHUS
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Program Goals
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TMA Disorders Are Now Classified by Molecular Mechanism
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Hereditary Disorders Resulting in TMA
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Acquired Causes of TMA
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Complex Mechanisms May Contribute to Acquired TMA
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Effects of Uncontrolled or Excessive Complement Activation
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Complement-Mediated TMA (aHUS) Can Affect Multiple Organs, Tissues
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Extrarenal Manifestations Are Common in aHUS
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Keys to Diagnosing aHUS
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No Role for Complement-Level Testing in the Diagnosis of aHUS
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Challenges in Diagnosing aHUS
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Complement-Amplifying Conditions May Unmask aHUS
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Complement-Amplifying Conditions Commonly Unmask aHUS
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aHUS and Complement-Amplifying Events
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Unmasking the Diagnosis of Complement-Mediated TMA
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Management Options for aHUS Have Been Limited
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Challenges in Evaluating PI/PE Therapy
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Response to Plasma Therapy for aHUS
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Plasma Therapy for aHUS Is Clinically Inadequate
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Recommendations of French Study Group for Defining PE/PI Failure
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Potential for Significant Morbidity/Mortality Regardless of Overt Laboratory or Clinical Signs
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Eculizumab: Humanized First-in-Class Anti-C5 Antibody
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Eculizimab Dosing Schedule: Adults
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Eculizumab Multinational Clinical Program Includes Broad aHUS Patient Population
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Eculizumab Multinational, Multicenter Clinical Program of Prospective Trials in aHUS (N = 100)
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Improvement in Hematologic Markers of Complement-mediated TMA Across All Studies at 26 weeks
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Rapid and Sustained Improvement in Hematologic Markers of Complement-mediated TMA With or Without Identified Genetic Mutation
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Early Eculizumab Therapy Associated With High Likelihood of Eliminating Dialysis
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Prospective Trial of Eculizumab in Adults With aHUS
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Safety Profile of Eculizumab in Prospective Trial of Adults With aHUS
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Eculizumab and Serious Meningococcal Infections
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Key Benefits of Eculizumab
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