The Foundation for Children with Atypical HUS

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Joy Lewis

Current research

Hello all, I'd like to create a place where current research articles can be posted and sorted by topic. If you encounter a published stud…

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Linda Burke

Soliris

Currently an aHUS patient using or considering treatment with Soliris? Please add your voice to this forum! Two members of this website hav…

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161 8 hours ago
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Cheryl Christine Pallme Biermann

Service Award

Nathan is fortunate to belong to one of the best public school systems in Missouri, the Fox C-6 District, which has also been a National Di…

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2 11 hours ago
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maria vicenta carratala rios

Soliris reduce the high bllod preasure ?

hello members . Could you tell me anybody if Soliris reduce the high blood preasure in ahus. Recently in a Congress show it a case with an…

Started by maria vicenta carratala rios in Soliris

2 Mar 8
Reply by Linda Burke
Kamal D Shah

Is this aHUS?

I recently met a 3 year old boy who is suspected to have aHUS. The boy was asymptomatic until the beginning of February. He started passing…

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3 Mar 1
Reply by Cheryl Christine Pallme Biermann
Cheryl Christine Pallme Biermann

Fund Raising Basics UNDER CONSTRUCTION!

UNDER CONSTRUCTION AND ONLY FOR VIEWING AT THIS TIME-WILL NEED TO BE REVIEWED   As our progress is leaping forward due to all of the new an…

Started by Cheryl Christine Pallme Biermann in Uncategorized

0 Feb 25
Linda Burke

Genetic Testing

The Foundation for Children with atypical HUS currently works with the University of Iowa to offer genetic testing to determine the particu…

Started by Linda Burke in Uncategorized

10 Feb 23
Reply by Cheryl Christine Pallme Biermann
maria vicenta carratala rios

soliris and meningococo

is a high risk the meningococo when using Soliris in a child?  

Started by maria vicenta carratala rios in Soliris

3 Feb 23
Reply by Linda Burke
Cheryl Christine Pallme Biermann

Seizures & Atypical HUS and Seizures with dialysis

I've seen a few people mention seizures as part of Atypical HUS, did you know there is an adult disease with the clotting in the brain rath…

Started by Cheryl Christine Pallme Biermann in Uncategorized

11 Feb 23
Reply by Linda Burke
Christy

Prayers

Was thinking that we needed a place to put special requests for prayer for our little ones, ourselves, our outlooks, etc. I know for me pe…

Started by Christy in Uncategorized

37 Feb 22
Reply by Cheryl Christine Pallme Biermann
Joy Lewis

Current research

Hello all, I'd like to create a place where current research articles can be posted and sorted by topic. If you encounter a published stud…

Started by Joy Lewis in Uncategorized

27 Feb 14
Reply by Cheryl Christine Pallme Biermann

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WELCOME - Friends, Family Members, Patients, and Researchers - JOIN US!

The Foundation for Children with Atypical HUS encourages patients and investigators to share information and explore options/resources as we work together to gain insight into this rare complement disorder. By increasing contact opportunities with researchers and medical personnel interested in helping the aHUS community, our stories foster a better understanding of atypical hemolytic uremic syndrome.

Sharing information, inspiration and support for one another, we seek to gather together people and knowledge as we strive to improve the lives of patients and families dealing with a diagnosis of aHUS.


NEW DIAGNOSIS OF aHUS?
Be proactive! Get the medical basics of aHUS, what lab values to monitor, and areas of concern...check out the "About aHUS" tab at the top of this page!
If your doctor has never treated a case of aHUS, please print out our 'Doc to Doc Registry' and ask him/her to contact a physician versed in the complexities of aHUS and new options for 2010 genetic testing and treatment.

Did you know...

CFH (Serum Complement Factor H) is a regulatory protein. The secreted protein product of CFH consists of 20 repetitive units named "short consensus repeats" or SCRs (each approximately 60 amino acids). In patients with aHUS the last 5 "pearls" in the twenty pearl strand protein, SCR16 - SCR20, should bind to protect cells but do not- they are defective in one or more of the last 5 SCR locations. If they cannot bind or stick to the kidney to protect that tissue, the platelets clump into clots that affect the glomeruli of the kidney -potentially causing acute renal failure.
  
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It is estimated that there are about 300 cases of aHUS in the U.S., and it is most common with young children. The condition is life threatening and either can be chronic or can recur at intervals.
  
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