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Kathleen McGregor
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Cheryl Biermann left a comment for Kathleen McGregor"Hi Kathy, welcome to the web site, I think you will find lots of information here as well as comfort in seeing how this diagnosis isn't so bad any more...it's no picinic, but not as scarry as it used to be! Feel free to ask any…"
Linda Burke left a comment for Kathleen McGregor"Hi Kathy,
welcome - I'm sorry to hear about your little grandson. Whether he is anticipating a kidney transplant with Soliris or a kidney-liver transplant, I hope you find a bit of valuable info on this site."
Profile Information
- Birthday
- September 8
- Do you have a friend or family member diagnosed with aHUS?
- Yes
- Are you medical personnel or an aHUS researcher with an interest in aHUS issues?
- No
- My membership request involves business interests as I seek additional aHUS information for business applications.
- does not apply
- My child ( or myself as a patient) is best described as:
- Tested but Results are Inconclusive
Comment Wall (2 comments)
- At 2:21pm on January 3, 2012, Cheryl Biermann said…
Hi Kathy, welcome to the web site, I think you will find lots of information here as well as comfort in seeing how this diagnosis isn't so bad any more...it's no picinic, but not as scarry as it used to be! Feel free to ask any questions, there are lots of us here with lots of years into this thing, and have seen almost everything!
- At 11:55pm on January 1, 2012, Linda Burke said…
Hi Kathy,
welcome - I'm sorry to hear about your little grandson. Whether he is anticipating a kidney transplant with Soliris or a kidney-liver transplant, I hope you find a bit of valuable info on this site.
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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.
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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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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.
more factoids...
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